Abu Dhabi

18 January 2016

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the President of the Republic of Iceland

Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General

The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of the Republic of Iceland, in the margins of the opening of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, in the United Arab Emirates.

The President expressed appreciation for the Secretary-General’s longstanding commitment and efforts to address climate change. He invited the Secretary-General to the next annual Arctic Circle Assembly, which is expected to take place later this year.