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UN chief thanks Chile for strong contributions

Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday met with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria and thanked Chile for its "strong contribution" to the UN work, including the peacekeeping operations.

"The secretary-general thanked Chile for its strong contributions to the work of the United Nations, including to peacekeeping," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters. "He thanked Chile in particular for its contributions to MINUSTAH (the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) and the UN Mission in Colombia."

During the meeting, they also exchanged views about the ratification process of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including in the area of gender equality, the spokesman said.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, which opened here Tuesday and runs through Sept. 26. Endit