Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin and his successor, President-elect Dmitry Medvedev, met on Wednesday with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Moscow.
The Russian leadership hailed ties with the top world body and pledged to further its role.
Russia considers the United Nations "the key element of today's entire international system," RIA Novosti news agency quoted Putin as saying in the Kremlin.
"Russia and the United Nations enjoy very close relations and Russia is not only a founding member of the UN, but one of its most active," Putin said.
Ban, who is in Moscow on a two-day official visit, had met earlier Wednesday with Medvedev, who will take office on May 7 when Putin steps aside, to discuss Moscow's role in the United Nations.
Medvedev denounced attempts to dampen UN's role in world affairs.
"Any attempts to solve international problems through a violation of UN resolutions ... are counterproductive and do not contribute toward achieving peace and stability in the world," the president-elect said.
Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States initiated the establishment of the United Nations after the second World War in 1945 and are now the only permanent members of the top UN decision-making body, the Security Council.
Source:Xinhua
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