External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukheree on Monday held discussions with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on various international issues, including expansion of the Security Council.

The half-an-hour meeting between the two leaders was held in a 'cordial and warm' atmosphere, officials said.

Among the issues that came up during the discussions was that of climate change on which the Secretary-General had convened a special conference on September 24, officials said.

Image: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Photograph: Jay Mandal