SG/SM/13631-AFR/2191
The following statement was issued on 9 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Rome from New York around noon on Wednesday, 1 June. He met there with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. The topics discussed included Libya, Somalia, Lebanon, the Middle East, North Africa and nuclear safety.