Former United States president Bill Clinton called on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday.

During the 45-minute discussion, Clinton, whose term as the UN special envoy for tsunami relief ended on December 31, and Ban discussed issues ranging from the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, Somalia, Uganda, Congo, Iran, Iraq, to the Middle East peace process, UN deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe told media persons.

The efforts being undertaken by the UN and the Clinton Global Initiative on global problems were also discussed in the meet, she added.

Image: Former US President Bill Clinton with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Photograph: Jay Mandal/On Assignment