United Nations, July 23 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that he believed his talks with world leaders will lead to an end to the ongoing Fighting between Israel and Hamas "in the very near future". Ban made the remarks when he briefed the UN Security Council on the Gaza situation Tuesday morning via video conference from Ramallah in the West Bank, the fifth stop on his journey that has so far included Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Israel, reports Xinhua. I also had a very meaningful meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Qatar -- and US Secretary of State John Kerry -- as well as Secretary General of the League of Arab States Nabil ElArabi -- in Cairo late last night," he told the 15-nation body.
07-24-2014, 03:20 PM
Fighting in Gaza will end 'in very near future': UN chief
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