GERMANY: Germany vows to support U.N. reforms and new secretary general Ban Ki-Moon

Record ID: 561148

  • Title: GERMANY: Germany vows to support U.N. reforms and new secretary general Ban Ki-Moon
  • Date: 8th December 2006
  • Summary: (BN12) BERLIN, GERMANY (DECEMBER 7, 2006) (REUTERS) GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON ARRIVING FOR STATEMENTS AT CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE (SOUNDBITE) (German) ANGELA MERKEL, GERMAN CHANCELLOR, SAYING: "Germany wants to support the work (of the U.N.) because we firmly believe that the United Nations must be the organisation which represents the voice of the people across the world, a voice that is accepted. The U.N. therefore have to be reformed and we want to fully support this task." BAN LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (German) ANGELA MERKEL, GERMAN CHANCELLOR, SAYING: "I hope that the U.N. will help solve the problems of the world with a strong voice. Welcome to Berlin once again." BAN LISTENING BAN AND MERKEL LISTENING TO TRANSLATION (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAN KI-MOON, DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, SAYING: "Taking this opportunity I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the German people and government and Your Excellency, Madame Federal Chancellor, for the strong support for my candidacy during the campaign process to elect me as next Secretary General of the United Nations. I take it as a great personal honour, but at the same time, I feel very much humbled at the many difficult tasks and challenges lying ahead of this." DELEGATION MEMBERS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAN KI-MOON, DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, SAYING: "The active participation and strong support of the German government and people for the cause and objectives of the United Nations has been and will be crucially important for the United Nations and for myself as I will be conducting my duties as secretary general." VARIOUS OF BAN AND MERKEL SHAKING HANDS, THEN WALKING OFF
  • Embargoed: 23rd December 2006 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA2EZ3388CMBJA57N4BWAVH9KZC
  • Story Text: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed during a meeting with the designated United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Berlin on Thursday (December 7) that her country will "fully support" the world body's work and its reform.
    "Germany wants to support the work (of the U.N.) because we firmly believe that the United Nations must be the organisation which represents the voice of the people across the world, a voice that is accepted," Merkel said during joint statements with Ban.
    "The U.N. therefore have to be reformed and we want to fully support this task," the chancellor added.
    Ban thanked the German government and expressed his ":deepest appreciation to the German people and government for the strong support for my candidacy during the campaign process to elect me as next Secretary General of the United Nations."
    "I take it as a great personal honour, but at the same time, I feel very much humbled at the many difficult tasks and challenges lying ahead of this," Ban said.
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