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Putin, UN chief to discuss anti-terrorism efforts, Syria — Kremlin

The Russian president and UN Secretary General will hold talks on June 16

MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will discuss the fight against terrorism and the situation in Syria on June 16.

"The issues (of the meeting between Putin and the UN secretary general) are quite logical - countering international terrorism, the situation in Syria," Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has told reporters.

The intra-Ukrainian crisis will be another issue discussed at the meeting.

Ushakov noted that Ban Ki-moon will be accompanied in this trip by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

He recalled that Ban Ki-moon had awarded the Order of Friendship, and Putin will present the award to him at the upcoming meeting.