Death of Boutros-Ghali "the passing of an era" says his UN spokesperson


The death of the veteran Egyptian diplomat and former UN Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, marks "the passing of an era".

That's according to fellow Egyptian Ahmad Fawzi, who served as his Deputy Spokesperson in the early 1990s and was recruited to the UN by Mr Boutros-Ghali.

Mr Fawzi, who is currently the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, said that he'd been a "formidable leader" at a "difficult time" for the world body.

Matthew Wells spoke to Mr Fawzi, and asked him to describe how they first met.


SOURCE: UN Radio