At Chernobyl Disaster Site, Secretary General Ban Stresses Need for ‘New Chapter’ for Affected Region

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 April 2011 – Making the first visit by a United Nations Secretary-General to Chernobyl, the site of the April 1986 nuclear accident, Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the many victims of the disaster and called for a “new chapter” to begin in the areas still affected.

“It is one thing to read and hear about Chernobyl, and it is a completely different story to see for myself,” Mr. Ban tolda conference…