New York

29 September 2012

Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda, on the margins of the 67th General Assembly

Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General

The Secretary-General met today with the Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda, H. E. Mr. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi.

They discussed the crisis in the DRC and the need to pursue political efforts to put an end to the conflict in eastern DRC which has the potential to destabilise the Great Lakes region.

They also reviewed the situations in Somalia and between Sudan and South Sudan.