20 May 2014 18:53

Putin, Ban discuss Ukraine in Shanghai

SHANGHAI. May 20 (Interfax) - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would like to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

I would like to discuss the situation in Ukraine and - if we still have time - in Syria as well, Ban said at a meeting with Putin in Shanghai on Tuesday.

You are a hard-working man, working until ten in the evening and committed to the cause of maintaining peace and security, the UN Secretary General said.