UN Sec-Gen "Deeply Disappointed" over Veto in Security Council

Ljubljana, 20 July - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed on Friday "deep disappointment" over Thursday's failure by the Security Council to pass a resolution addressing the Syria crisis. Ban however remains hopeful that the council will act today and extend the 300-strong UN observer mission in Syria which is due to expire today.

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Janez Janša speak at a press conference in Ljubljana
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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