UN chief to meet Netanyahu, Abbas in Gaza ceasefire push

November 20, 2012 02:47

UN chief Ban Ki-moon will this week meet Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as part of a growing push for a Gaza war ceasefire, his spokesman said today.

"The secretary general wishes to add his diplomatic weight to these efforts, which are considerable and extremely important," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters from Cairo, where Ban arrived today. Ban was to meet Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr tonight, and President Mohamed Morsi and Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi tomorrow.

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