UN Chief Celebrates 70th Birthday With Bolivian Folk Dance

Source: Agence France-Presse

UN Chief Celebrates 70th Birthday With Bolivian Folk Dance
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: June 14, 2014 02:48 IST



Sanat Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia: UN chief Ban Ki-moon celebrated his 70th birthday on Friday in an indigenous community in Bolivia, on the eve of a G77 leaders summit this weekend.

Wearing a straw hat, a necklace of flowers and a big grin, Ban joined in a folk dance with men and women from the Santa Rita community in Bolivia's eastern Concepcion region.

And in the neighboring village of El Torno, Ban was presented with a birthday cake made from coca leaves as school children sang him "happy birthday."

The UN secretary-general arrived earlier in the department of Santa Cruz on Bolivian President Evo Morales's airplane. The two were among a number of world leaders who attended the World Cup opening ceremonies in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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