S. Korean Strongly Backed to Lead U.N.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 -- The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members on Monday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top...
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South Korean Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, pledging to act as a "bridge builder" and lead a dynamic and courageous United Nations when he takes office on January 1.
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The United States and Japan on Thursday welcomed conservative Lee Myung-Bak's election in South Korea, hoping the next president will be firmer on North Korea after a decade of liberal rule in Seoul.
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South Korea's foreign minister sought to cement his front-runner status in the race to succeed Kofi Annan as UN chief, vowing that if elected he would try to make the world body leaner and more efficient.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said he has won broad support among Asian countries for Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
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A Japanese-backed draft resolution to sanction North Korea for its series of missile launches has &quot;broad and deep support,&quot; despite some differences in the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday.
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Exclusive Interview: TIME talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, the leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. Secretary General, about Pyongyang's latest provocations
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, pledging to be a "bridge-builder" and lead a dynamic and courageous United Nations when he takes over on January 1.
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SEOUL : South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said Wednesday a visit by North Korea&#39;s second-ranking leader to China was &quot;positive and encouraging&quot; for a resumption of stalled six-nation talks on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear drive.
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North Korea gave a visiting U.N. official  a "very positive message" about resuming stalled six-way talks  on its nuclear programs, the South Korean Unification Ministry  said Wednesday.
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The new president-elect of South Korea says the North must ditch nuclear weapons and boost human rights.
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The South Korean Unification Ministry said Nov. 24, 2004, that North Korea gave a visiting UN official a &#39;very positive message&#39; about resuming stalled six-way talks on its nuclear programs.
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United Nations: Buoyed by strong support from member nations including four out of five Security Council members, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has firmly rejected the demand of some American lawmakers to resign in view of allegations of corruption in
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 -- South Korean diplomat Ban Ki Moon was sworn in Thursday as the United Nations' eighth secretary general in a ritualistic General Assembly ceremony as the United States and other countries  praised Kofi Annan's 10-year stewardship of the world's premier political institution....
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The Security Council was to hold a fourth straw poll on the next UN leader which will determine whether the front-runner, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, seen here in September 2006, has the backing ...Comment
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A straw poll at the UN puts Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon ahead in the race to succeed Kofi Annan.
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The Security Council hands South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon a second victory in a &quot;straw poll&quot; to select a successor to UN chief Kofi Annan, but the race remains wide open with more candidates expected to enter the fray.