United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's upcoming schedule does not include a trip to North Korea, according to an itinerary released by his spokesman after Xinhua reported that Ban will visit the isolated country on Monday. 


The statement released to Reuters said Ban will be in New York and then Malta for the Commonwealth Summit, which starts on Nov. 27. From there, he will travel to Paris for the UN summit on climate change, which begins on Nov. 30. 


"He has repeatedly said that he is willing to play any constructive role, including traveling to the DPRK, in an effort to work for peace, stability and dialogue on the Korean Peninsula," said the statement by Ban's spokesman, Stephane Dujarric. 


A report by China's state-run Xinhua news agency on Wednesday citing North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Ban would visit for about four days starting Monday, and that his itinerary was now being confirmed

Source: NNA