New York (AP) - In his last press conference of his ten-year post at the helm of the United Nations, Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan listed what he feels were his worst moments, as well as the greatest threats facing the world.He also warned against any kind of military intervention in Iran.
Annan, who on December 31 will end ten years as the Secretary-General of world's most powerful organisation, said it was not hard to identify the worst moment of the past decade.
"The worst moment, of course, was the Iraq war which as an organisation we couldn't stop," Annan said. "I really did everything I can to try to see if we can stop it. The other really painful one was the loss of our colleagues in Baghdad which was a very painful thing for all of us and for me personally."
Annan was referring to the truck bomb that killed the UN's special representative in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello and at least 16 others on August 19, 2003. "They were not just colleagues, they were true friends. And I think nothing had hit me as much as almost the loss of my twin sister," Annan said.