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Secretary-General


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Accompanied by his wife, Madam Ban Soon-taek, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tokyo on the afternoon of Sunday, 7 August. He travelled by bullet train directly to Fukushima, which was hard hit by the March earthquake and tsunami. Upon arrival at the train station in the evening, the Secretary-General was met by Yuhei Sato, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture.

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The following statement was issued by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union):