The Secretary-General visited Bongha, the home town of the late Roh Moo-hyun near Busan today to pay respects at a memorial and to meet the widow of the former President of the Republic of Korea.

Ban Ki-moon served President Roh as foreign minister and earlier as diplomatic adviser.

Later in Seoul, the Secretary-General met former President Kim Young-sam at his residence. The Secretary-General served separately as Chief of Protocol and National Security Adviser at the presidential Blue House under President Kim.

The Secretary-General is now on his way back to New York and will arrive this evening.