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Urgent: Ban calls former UN chief Boutros-Ghali "a respected statesman"

Xinhua, February 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday hailed former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali as "a respected statesman" and expressed sadness at his death. Endit