(Eagle News)–The Philippines joined the international community in mourning the passing of Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary.
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines “will remember” the “statesman, diplomat, and peacemaker” for his “unwavering commitment to multilateralism that reinvigorated the (UN) and brought peace to places around the world that have been torn apart by conflict.”
“His dignity, vision, and determination has made our world a better place to live in,” he said, noting the “UN Global Compact, the Millennium Summit, the Global Fund, and UN reform that helped shape today’s international environment” which the Ghanaian spearheaded.
“For that, the Philippines will forever be grateful,” Cayetano said.
Annan died at the age of 80 in Bern, Switzerland.
