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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of His Beatitude Petros VII
Statements | Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Statements | Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is saddened to learn of the death of His Beatitude Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, in a helicopter crash this morning in Greece.
He conveys his sincere condolences to his family, as well as to the families of the other victims of the crash, and to the Greek Orthodox community.
New York
11.9.04