▲ Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations, speaks at an award ceremony for an essay contest at his Seoul office on Aug. 3, 2022. (Yonhap)

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Former U.N. chief Ban to meet Ukrainian president in Kyiv

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the capital city of Kyiv on Tuesday, his foundation said.

Ban is on a daylong trip to Ukraine, along with former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, as a member of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders, according to the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future.

Ban plans to meet with Zelenskyy and join workshops hosted by the European Institute of Peace to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, it said.

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