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Ban, Obama discuss crises in Syria, North Korea

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss Syria and North Korea. Ban thanked Obama for "his government's generous support on this humanitarian assistance" in Syria. Firstpost (India)/Press Trust of India (4/12), United Press International (4/11), Voice of America (4/11) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



Photo: Ban Ki-moon senior UN officials met with US President @BarackObama in the Oval Office at White House pic.twitter.com/rN8ifTWapg

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"Experts are less concerned that Pyongyang will preemptively rain hellfire down on Seoul. Rather, they are worried that some sort of limited military provocation would lead to fast escalation on the Korean peninsula."

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