US President George W. Bush met with visiting UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the White House on Tuesday and
both voiced desire to work with each other.
"The United States wants to work with the United Nations to
achieve peace through the spread of freedom," Bush said at a media
availability with Ban.
Bush said he discussed issues like Iran, the Middle East and
Sudan's Darfur with Ban.
For his part, Ban said he needs the strong participation and
support of the United States in all activities of the United
Nations.
"In fact, I believe that United Nations and United States have a
shared objective: peace and security, freedom, democracy. All these
important goals and ideals are what United States is also trying to
achieve," he said.
Ban Ki-moon, former foreign minister of South Korea, succeeded
Kofi Annan as the UN secretary-general from this year and became
the eighth chief in the world body's 61-year history.
(Xinhua News Agency January 17, 2007)
