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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, Vice President of South Sudan, at the United Nations in New York on July 13, 2011.
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2011

Open quoteWelcome, welcome, South Sudan, to the community of nations.Close quote

  • BAN KI-MOON,
  • United Nations Secretary-General, on South Sudan's becoming the 193rd member of the world body
Photo: Timothy A. Clary/ AFP / Getty Images | Source: BBC