United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...
- Mr. Secretary-General, what are the main points of your program in Moscow?
- I will be in Moscow on 17, 18 and 19 of March. I will have bilateral visit to Russia this time. I"ll be engaging in dialogue with President Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. I"ll have an opportunity again to addressing scholars and students in MGIMO, and will be honored by a doctorate degree. Of course, I"ll have other opportunities of meeting with academicians and businessmen, artist, and all variety of walks of life - in addition to my meeting with UN officials.
- How do you feel about the prospects for restarting the indirect talks between the Palestine and Israel after the last Arab league decision to allow such negotiations and the positive response from Israeli government? What is your overall assessment of the situation in the Middle East on the eve of the Quartet meeting in Moscow? What do you think about the role of Russia in the Middle East peace process?