2 April 2011 - The Secretary-General spoke by telephone today with the Prime Minister of Nepal, H.E. Mr. Jhala Nath Khanal, and the Foreign Ministers of Norway, Sweden and Romania to express his deep condolences on the deaths of their citizens in the attack on the UN offices in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan.

He thanked them for their citizens'' sacrifice in the service of the United Nations and humanity. He said the thoughts of all at the United Nations were with the families of those killed and wounded in this appalling attack on those seeking to help the Afghan people.

He told them he had earlier spoken with H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, who has said there will be prompt investigations to bring those responsible to justice. The Secretary-General told the Ministers he had urged President Karzai to carry out that investigation swiftly and thoroughly.

The Secretary-General, who is visiting Kenya, also spoke with H.E. Mr. Raila Odinga, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, who expressed his condolences.