| ANCHOR: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in Japan yesterday. At a press conference he discussed recent developments on the North Korean nuclear issue, as well as cyclone relief in Burma. Let's take a look. STORY: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says North Korea's recent move to destroy its cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor is very encouraging. [Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General]: "I regard the current situation on the Korean Peninsula over this nuclear issues is a very encouraging step forward. The participants to six-party talks should not lose this momentum, build up on this and take this momentum to accelerate the denuclearization process of North Korea nuclear issues, Korean Peninsula." As for cyclone relief in Burma, Ban noted that United Nations aid workers are still on the ground there. [Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General]: "At this time, things seems to be moving towards the right direction even for there's still some slowing down as well as some administrative hindrance, but as far as I know as of today, the international aid workers and UN staff have been able to carry out their humanitarian assistance." Also mentioned are election tensions in Zimbabwe. [Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General]: "The situation in Zimbabwe has great implications, not only to the people and government in Zimbabwe, but it has a greater implication in the region and the democracy of the African continent is also very much important to maintain the credibility of ... |
