UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he...

"I myself, as secretary general, will do whatever I can to facilitate the resumption of the six-party talks, so that the six-party talks" members will be able to discuss the denuclearization process of the Korean Peninsula," Ban told RIA Novosti in an exclusive interview.

"When and if an opportunity arises, I"m prepared to visit Pyongyang myself," added the secretary general, who is due to start a three-day visit to Moscow on Wednesday.

The South Korean, who is the second Asian to head the United Nations, said he had been encouraged by recent diplomatic moves on the peninsula.

"Lynn Pascoe"s visit as my special envoy to the DPRK [North Korea] was quite encouraging. It was the first such high-level dialogue with DPRK authorities since 2004. The dialogue and partnership between the United Nations and DPRK should further be strengthened," Ban said.

He said the country "and its people are suffering from difficult economic situation," and described the humanitarian

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