UN chief receives honorary degree from China's Nanjing University
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Transtlate United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from China's prestigious Nanjing University.
Ban was granted the honor at the university's auditorium in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, during his short visit here after attending the Summit Forum on the sidelines of the Shanghai World Expo.
Hong Yinxing, vice chairman of the university's academic degree evaluation committee, said the degree was given to Ban for his talent, knowledge, wisdom and courage as UN secretary general to promote international exchanges and world peace.
Ban said he considered the degree an acknowledgement of UN's work and he received the honor on behalf of the UN rather than for himself.
Invited by the Chinese government, Ban started his China visit on Saturday. He held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Ban is expected to end his visit on Wednesday.
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