Dmitry Medvedev and Ban Ki-moon exchanged views on current cooperation between Russia and the United Nations and on relevant international issues, particularly a Middle East settlement, overcoming the effects of the global financial crisis and combating climate change.
The UN Secretary-General is in Moscow to attend a meeting of the Quartet of international mediators for a Middle East peace settlement.
See also
Beginning of Meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
March 18, 2010