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Ban ki Moon, da Silva leave after UNCTAD
Accra, April 21, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-Moon left
Accra Monday afternoon after participating in the on-going
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development XII (UNCTAD
XII).
Mr Ban, talking to the press in a pre-departure interview at
the Kotoka International Airport, said during his meeting
with Zimbabwean Opposition Leader, Mr Morgan Tsviangirai,
who is also in Ghana, he complained to him about the non
declaration of election of results after three weeks of
voting in Zimbabwe.
Mr Ban said Mr Tsviangirai complained that Zimbabweans were
being terrorized by soldiers and asked for the intervention
of the African Union and the U.N.
He expressed concern about the post-election violence in
that country and urged Mr Tsviangirai to help to resolve the
issue through dialogue and peaceful means.
Mr Ban urged authorities in Zimbabwe to release the election
results so that Zimbabweans were not made to pay for their
choice.
Earlier, Brazilian President, Mr Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva
also left for home after participating in the conference.
Before the departure of the two personalities they received
a 21-gun salute after inspecting a guard of honour mounted
by three officers and 96 men of the First Battalion of
Infantry under the command of Captain Alfred Martei with the
Armed Forces Band in attendance.
Mr Ban would also visit Liberia, Burkina Faso and Cote
d'Ivoire
Mr Kwasi Osei-Adjei, Minister of Foreign Affairs, members of
the diplomatic corps and senior government officials saw
both of them off.
GNA
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