/ 27 December 1999

UN SLIGHT FOR LIBERIA

THE United Nations Security Council, concerned over the recent flare-up of fighting in Sierra Leone, on Wednesday condemned indirectly the participation of Liberian forces in the conflict. In a statement read by council president Jassim Buallay, the members “condemned the participation of foreign forces in the internal strife in Sierra Leone”. The council did not mention Liberia by name, but called upon all countries to abide by a UN arms embargo against the Sierra Leone rebels and Liberia.