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New U.N. Sec.-Gen. Up to U.S. Expectations
U.S. President George W. Bush met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Tuesday. Reorganization of the world body so strongly advocated by the United States was the top priority of that gathering and of all following meetings of Ban Ki-Moon with prominent policymakers of the country.
Even though the Tuesday meeting of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon with U.S. President George W. Bush didn’t last long, the parties proved able to touch upon all issues burning nowadays, ranging from the nuclear programs of Iran and N. Korea to the climate changes.
Nevertheless, the obvious highlight of the rendezvous in the Oval Office was the U.N. reorganization strongly advocated by the United States. Ban Ki-Moon apparently matched up with all expectations of Washington when meeting George Bush first time in the U.N. chief’s capacity. He even came up with the sacred statement about readiness for the reforms and hoped for the political and financial support of the United States along with its active participation in all activities of the United Nations.
The United Nations and the United States are pursuing common goals – peace, security, freedom and democracy, - Ban Ki-Moon made clear, producing a very favorable impression on Washington.
But when addressing the Kennedy Center for Strategic and International Studies, Ban Ki-Moon said that even constructive partnership with the United States won’t exclude other members of the organization, as each of them has the right to be heard irrespective of the size of its population or pocketbook.
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All the Article in Russian as of Jan. 18, 2007
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