21 Aug 2012

MELES ZENAWI

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (21 August) issued a statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by the death of Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. UNTV FILE

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STORY: UN / MELES ZENAWI
TRT: 0.45
SOURCE: UNTV 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 AUGUST 2012, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
 
SHOTLIST:

13 JULY 2010, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

1. Wide shot, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway walk to the microphone
2. Close up, reporters notepad
3. Med shot, Zenawi speaking  
4. Close up, reporters notepad
5. Med shot, Secretary General and Prime Ministers walk away

4 NOVEMBER 2010, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

6. Med shot, Zenawi speaking from his desk

STORYLINE:

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (21 August) issued a statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by the death of Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Ban offered his  condolences to the bereaved family, the Government and people of Ethiopia.

The Secretary-General said  Prime Minister Zenawi "will be remembered for his exceptional leadership and advocacy on African issues within and outside the continent, as well as for overseeing his country's economic growth and development."

Ethiopian troops, under  Zenawi's administration, participated in several United Nations peacekeeping deployments in Africa, including in Sudan, Liberia and Burundi.

Prime Minister Zenawi was also active on numerous global peace and development challenges, most recently in the ongoing negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, the Millennium Development Goals and climate change.

According to media reports, Mr. Zenawi, 57, passed away on Monday of an undisclosed illness. He had been at the pinnacle of Ethiopian politics since 1991, when he served as President, before becoming Prime Minister in 1995.

Filed under ETHIOPIA.