The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met in Istanbul on Monday with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the margins of the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, IRNA reported.
The UN chief and the Iranian President agreed on the importance of the LDC Conference, and the need for a positive outcome, a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) said here on Tuesday.
The two officials discussed the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
The secretary-general highlighted the importance of Iran continuing negotiations with the E3+3 on the country’s nuclear program and cooperating fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency. He also asked the President to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, including on a potential visit by the office to the country.
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