ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) — The United Nations should serve as a platform for the international talks on economic cooperation, due to its neutral nature, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Christian Friis Bach told Sputnik.
"I offer the United Nations as a neutral and non-politicized platform to now create a dialogue on how we can strengthen the economic integration. This is very very needed," Bach said.
Bach also stressed that he had "no opinion on the current sanctions, but that in the long run sanctions and new barriers is not the right way for Europe".
On Thursday, UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all countries to strengthen economic integration in Europe.
He also encouraged all countries to participate in "Economic Integration in Europe towards 2030," initiated by the UNECE.
