MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ban made the the remarks in a Tuesday interview with CNN broadcaster, which was dedicated to the forthcoming end of UN Chief's tenure.
"The United States is one of the most important founding members of the United Nations. Therefore, the United States' leadership [and] working together with the United Nations is crucially important. I am confident that [US] President-elect Donald Trump will be fully engaged with the United Nations."
On November 8, Trump managed to come ahead of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the US presidential elections, securing at least 290 electoral votes despite most of the analysts and opinion polls predicting his defeat. Trump's inauguration will be held on January 20, 2017.
Ban is due to step down by the start of 2017 after almost a decade in office. He will be succeeded by Portuguese diplomat Antonio Guterres.
