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UN chief Ban Ki-moon to carry Olympic torch

By REUTERS

JULY 24, 2012 22:00

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will carry the Olympic torch on Thursday during the final leg of its relay in London, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

"At the invitation of the London Olympic Organising Committee and the International Olympic Committee, he will carry the Olympic torch on the final leg of its journey in the United Kingdom in the presence of the president of the IOC," Ban's spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters in New York.

Ban will also attend the Olympic games opening ceremony on Friday and take part in events to promote an Olympic truce between warring countries during the games.

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