United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, on Saturday in Seoul. Ban is currently on an official visit to Korea.
During the meeting, Secretary-General expressed his concern about the announcement of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to launch an "application satellite" next month. Ban Ki-moon urged DPRK to fully comply with Security Council resolutions.
The leaders also discussed the current crisis in Syria.
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