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This Tuesday July 14, 2009 photo released by UN Photo shows U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, meeting with Libya's Moammar Gadhafi prior to the opening of the NAM conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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  1. In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, welcomes from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat before their meeting in Turkish occupied northen divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's trip to Cyprus was meant as a diplomatic jolt to lumbering talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically-split island from a man whose own homeland of Korea has suffered the indignity of division for more than a half-century. Instead, a diplomatic gaffe over red carpets and presidential offices poured water over Ban's first-ever visit to the island and put into question whether he succeeded in re-energizing negotiations that have produced only marginal results in 17 months.
  2. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
  3. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) walks with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias (C) and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat (R) after a news conference at a U.N. compound of the ethnically-split capital of Cyprus in Nicosia, February 1, 2010. Ban said on Monday leaders of divided Cyprus had pledged to work on a peace deal as soon as possible to end decades of estrangement between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
  4. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, reacts to the media as Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat watch, before they speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
  5. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
  6. Security escort U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, as he arrives at a U.N. compound before meeting with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Ban Ki-moon praised Cyprus' rival leaders Monday for their efforts to reunify the ethnically divided island, expressing confidence that a decades-old deadlock can be broken.
  7. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrives in Larnaca, Cyprus on Sunday Jan 31 2010. Ban is on a two day visit to the island to help encourage slow-moving peace talks between the estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Cyprus, split in a 1974 Turkish invasion sparked by a short-lived Greek inspired coup.
  8. Two security officials, right, escort the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, after he was welcomed by Cypriot foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou, center left, and with UN Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving at Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
  9. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Cypriot Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou, second left, and with U.N Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving in Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
  10. United Nations envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer announces "significant progress" in certain aspects of Cyprus reunification talks on Friday in Nicosia January 29, 2010. Downer, a former Australian foreign minister, represents the United Nations in negotiations between estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Cyprus, an island split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrives in Cyprus on February 31 to take stock of the reunification talks.
  11. LONDON - JANUARY 28: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) shakes hands with his Foreign Secretary David Miliband, flanked by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) as they get up to leave the room after making their speeches in the opening session of the Afghanistan Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries are attending the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aim to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with offers of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence.
  12. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) shakes hands with Foreign Secretary David Miliband (2nd R) as they and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L), and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai leave the stage at the end of the opening session of the 'Afghanistan: The London Conference' in central London January 28, 2010. The Kabul government on Thursday invited Taliban leaders to a peace council of elders in a step toward resolving the Afghanistan conflict and called on Saudi Arabia to help in the quest for peace.
  13. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L), Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (2nd L), U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepare to pose for a photograph inside 10 Downing Street, before leaving for the 'Afghanistan: The London Conference' in central London, January 28, 2010. The international community must aim to turn the tide in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.
  14. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) gestures as he poses for a photograph with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (not pictured), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in 10 Downing Street, central London, January 28, 2010. The international community must aim to turn the tide in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.
  15. LONDON - JANUARY 28: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (centre) poses with (left to right) Hilary Clinton, Ban Ki Moon, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Miguel Moratinos inside 10 Downing Street ahead of the Afghanistan Conference which begins today on January 28, 2010 in London. The one-day meeting is intended to draw up a blueprint for Afghan forces to gradually take over responsibility for growing areas of their country.
  16. LONDON - JANUARY 28: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (second right) poses with (left to right) Hilary Clinton, Ban Ki Moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai inside 10 Downing Street ahead of the Afghanistan Conference which begins today on January 28, 2010 in London. The one-day meeting is intended to draw up a blueprint for Afghan forces to gradually take over responsibility for growing areas of their country.

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