UN's Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week

November 18, 2015 19:53

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, his office said, contrary to earlier news reports.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday that Ban, who is South Korean, was expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss North Korea's nuclear weapons program, among other issues. The news agency said its report was based on information from a high-level UN source.

Although Ban will not visit North Korea soon, his office said the "Secretary-General has repeatedly said that he is willing to play any constructive role, including traveling to the DPRK, in an effort to work for peace, stability and dialogue on the Korean Peninsula."

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