STATEMENT OF THE IIC CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND COTECNA

June 14, 2005 – The IIC is urgently reviewing newly disclosed information concerning possible links between UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and representatives of Cotecna Inspection S.A., a Swiss contractor based in Geneva that bid for a contract under the Oil-for-Food Programme while the Secretary-General's son, Kojo Annan, was a consultant for the company. This information was first provided to the IIC late last evening. The IIC will conduct additional investigation regarding this new information.