Luxembourg City

22 June 2015

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mars Di Bartolomeo, President of the Parliament of Luxembourg

Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General

The Secretary-General met today with Mr. Mars Di Bartolomeo, President of the Parliament of Luxembourg.

They had an in-depth discussion on the negotiations on the post-2015 Development Agenda and the role of national Parliaments in that context. They particularly discussed the importance of a robust outcome for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development to take place in Addis Ababa in July 2015. The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for Luxembourg’s strong and continuous commitment to development aid.

In addition to discussing climate change, the Secretary-General seized this opportunity to raise the issue of migration through the Mediterranean and the European Union’s response to the crisis.