United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a news conference at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 31, 2016. (Reuters Photo)
Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran should reconcile and help resolve tensions in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
"I hope that both Iran and Saudi Arabia, despite mistrust and difficulties, will bring realism, responsibility and compromise to their dealings, and to the region," Ban said in a speech in Oman's capital Muscat according to transcript emailed by the U.N. press office.
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