United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon visited India from 26 April to 29 April 2012. The UN Secretary General was accompanied by his wife, Madam Ban Soon-taek and a high-level delegation.
Ban during his three-day visit held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders. During his conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ban, praised India’s efforts made in the direction of human development.
The two leaders discussed host of issues including global and regional.
The UN Secretary General also lauded India’s economic progress and noted that India, given its larger outlook, required to play even more significant role in the betterment of the world economy. Ban, however, lamented the disparities between rich and poor in the country.
Ban in the course of his visit also met business and social leaders to discuss ways and means to achieve the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
67-year -old Ban also received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi. A South Korean by nationality, Ban Ki Moon started his diplomatic career from India in 1972. It was Ban’s third visit to India ever since he assume the charge of UN Secretary General in 2010.
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