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shield772 · Oct 14, 2006, 01:10 am

Asia News : Ban Ki-moon named next UN Secretary-General

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United Nations: The UN General Assembly appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the next UN Secretary-General on Friday, and the veteran diplomat who grew up during a war that divided his country pledged to make peace with North Korea a top priority.

The assembly's action on Ban capped the remarkable rise of a man who was little known outside Asia before launching his campaign to succeed Kofi Annan. It also marked a milestone for South Korea, which only joined the United Nations in 1991 and still has UN troops on the tense border with the North.

Jern_Sandyer · Oct 14, 2006, 02:01 am

I don't know if this is good or bad considering North Korea's latest nuclear testing. He might A/ be a driving force to find a permanent peace for the Korean peninsula or B/ cause North Korea to distance itself more from the UN as it could see it as being controlled by the South Koreans.

There are other possibilities in-between these two extremes. What do you guys/gals think?

JohnMK · Oct 14, 2006, 02:22 am

Expect nothing interesting out of this consensus choice.

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Jern_Sandyer Devil's Advocate Location: Alberta Posts: 136	I don't know if this is good or bad considering North Korea's latest nuclear testing. He might A/ be a driving force to find a permanent peace for the Korean peninsula or B/ cause North Korea to distance itself more from the UN as it could see it as being controlled by the South Koreans. There are other possibilities in-between these two extremes. What do you guys/gals think? Jern_Sandyer is the local Devil's Advocate Number 1 I doubt my sanity; yet again I doubt yours as well

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JohnMK Laissez-Faire Location: Seattle Posts: 539	Expect nothing interesting out of this consensus choice.