18/10/2011 18:10
Ban Ki-moon encourages prisoner exchange
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he expected the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange to boost prospects for the wider peace process, the Reuters reported.
"I am very encouraged by the prisoner exchange today after many, many years of negotiation. The United Nations has been calling for (an end to) the unacceptable detention of Gilad Shalit and also the release of all Palestinians whose human rights have been abused all the time."