Readout of the Secretary-General's meetings on the margins of the Kiev Summit on Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy and the International Research-to-Practice Conference, “25 Years after the Chernobyl Catastrophe: Safety for the Future" (19-20 Ap
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
The Secretary-General met with Mr. Francois Fillon, Prime Minister of France Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission Mr. Nursultan Nazabayev, President of Kazakhstan Zhang Deijang, Vice Prime Minister of China and Mr. Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of France discussed a range of issues, including the situations in Haiti, Côte d''Ivoire, Libya, Lebanon and the wider North Africa-Middle East region. With regard to nuclear safety and security, they exchanged views on options for international cooperation, current national review processes as well as implications for sustainable clean energy.
With the President of the European Commission, the Secretary-General spoke about developments and UN-EU cooperation in North Africa and the Middle East. The Secretary-General thanked the European Commission for its support to his initiative of developing an international framework for nuclear safety and security.
The Secretary-General and the President of Kazakhstan exchanged views on nuclear safety and security as well as regional cooperation in Central Asia.
With the Vice Prime Minister of China, the Secretary-General discussed, inter alia, nuclear safety and security, the situation in the Korean peninsula and the upcoming 4th International Conference on Least Developed Countries, to be held in Istanbul in May 2011.
The Secretary-General and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe spoke about cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe in North Africa and the Middle East, the human rights of migrants and minorities in Europe, as well as the situation in the Western Balkans.