8 March 1999
Press Release
SG/SM/6918

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SADNESS AT DEATH OF BAHRAIN'S AMIR,
DESCRIBES HIM AS 'FORCE FOR STABILITY' IN TROUBLED REGION
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The following statement was issued on Sunday, 7 March, by the Spokesman of Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General learned with great sadness of the death of His Royal Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, the Amir of Bahrain, who for many years had been a force for stability in a very troubled region of the world. The Secretary-General has sent his condolences to the new Amir, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, and assured him of the support of the United Nations in pursuing the path of peace and prosperity.