U.N.‘s Ban Is Heading to China

		<a href='http://ads.truthdig.com/banners/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a9cd87eb&cb=2068315073' target='_blank'><img src='http://ads.truthdig.com/banners/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=1&cb=2068315073&n=a9cd87eb' border='0' alt='' /></a>	February 20, 2012 Log in / Register
			Text Size

Past Events Upcoming Events

Acts of Love

Ideological Hypocrites

OWS Calls for May Day Strike

Krugman to Playboy: Economic Crisis 'Doesn't Have to Be Happening'

When Iran Talks Back

Acts of Love
By Chris Hedges

Ideological Hypocrites
By E.J. Dionne, Jr.

The Lowdown on Fracking
By Lena Groeger, ProPublica

The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on the Foreclosure Crisis
By Blair Hickman, ProPublica

OWS Calls for May Day Strike

When Iran Talks Back

Krugman to Playboy: Economic Crisis ‘Doesn’t Have to Be Happening’

Iran Could Cause Mideast Cold War, U.K. Official Warns

Syrian Troops Kill Mourner at Damascus Funeral

Gov. Christie Nixes New Jersey Gay Marriage Bill

Taking Citizens United Back to the Supreme Court

‘Left, Right & Center’: Cars, Contraception and China

Occupy Fashion Week

Putin on Trial ... Almost

Julian Assange a Part of Simpsons Milestone

Déjà Pooh
By Mr. Fish

This Gay Man Represented the President
By Mel White

Whither ‘Colbert Report’?

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Financial Meltdown 101

A Dig compiled by the editors of Truthdig

Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

By Robert Scheer
Hardcover $13.16

U.N.‘s Ban Is Heading to China

wikipedia.org

For his first outing as the United Nations’ newly elected secretary-general, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will visit China to discuss the situation in North Korea.

AP (via Yahoo!):

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, which first reported the trip last week, said Ban would be going in his capacity as the world body’s next leader and not as Seoul’s foreign minister.

“The North Korea issue will be on the table, but not necessarily the main focus of his visit,” said the official, who declined to be named. The official declined to say in what capacity Ban would travel, or to give further details.

Since being elected to lead the UN, Ban has said he would be “taking advantage of the UN secretary general’s authority” to improve human rights in North Korea and try to settle the standoff over its nuclear weapons programme.

Link

More Below the Ad

Advertisement

TAGS: ban ki korea moon nations north secretary south united

Related Entries

January 23, 2012 America Does Not Share South Carolina’s Fondness for Gingrich
December 23, 2011 South Korea Snubs Kim Jong Il Funeral Invitation
December 18, 2011 Kim Jong Il Is Dead
September 29, 2011 Juan Cole on Palestinian Statehood
September 29, 2011 Juan Cole on Palestinian Statehood

Email to a friend

Get truth delivered to
your inbox every week.

Previous item: Google Maps the Election

Next item: Iraqi Officials 'Stole Millions'

Comments

Are you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig.

By Wayne Kim, October 24, 2006 at 12:03 am Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)

I really hope Mr Ban speak his own voice not favoring America’s. I am concerned that he compromise fearing losing the support from America. One good thing is in a couple of years the President of the US will be from Democratic party.

Report this

By Sean Duckworth, October 23, 2006 at 1:00 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)

“The North Korea issue will be on the table, but not necessarily the main focus of his visit.”

Yeah, okay Unnamed Official.

I personally think Mister Ki-Moon will do an excellent job in these talks and during his term as Secretary-General.

Report this