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Ban Ki-moon & Sergey Lavrov speak to media

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Published 10 April, 2008, 15:34

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have given a joint media conference following their meeting in Moscow.

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They stressed the importance of the United Nations for international security and tackling global challenges.

The two officials have also given their views on the most difficult international problems including the Middle East peace process, the status of Kosovo and the expansion of NATO.

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