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Secretary-General in Romania for Meeting on Afghanistan

02/04/2008

On his first visit to Romania as UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon met with Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu in the capital, Bucharest.

Their discussion covered a wide variety of topics, including the situations in Afghanistan and Kosovo, the Millennium Development Goals and fighting against crime. The Secretary-General also met with the Secretary-General of NATO, Jaap de Hop Scheffer.

Spokesperson Marie Okabe has more:

"They discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo and cooperation between the United Nations and NATO. On Afghanistan they discussed whether regular troops would be offered at tomorrow's high-level meeting."

Mr. Ban is in Romania to attend the Meeting on Afghanistan.

Reporting for UN Radio, this is Gerry Adams.

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