United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Visits IOC President

Château de Vidy, Lausanne - January 24, 2006

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met today with IOC President Jacques Rogge at the IOC's headquarters in Lausanne, his first visit to Chateau de Vidy.

The 191 member states of the United Nations General Assembly passed the Olympic Truce resolution, entitled “Building a Peaceful and Better World Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal” last November. During the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games which open February 10th, all participants are to be invited to sign the declaration in favour of the Olympic Truce, on the “Olympic Truce Wall” in the Athletes Village.

The IOC President thanked Mr Annan for his continuous support of the Olympic Truce, and other collaborative initiatives between the IOC and various UN agencies, to promote education, health care (particularly the prevention of HIV/AIDS), environmental issues and the role of women in sport and society.

The UN Secretary-General also toured the Olympic Museum.

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