United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he hopes to meet with Donald Trump in the coming weeks to make the case for continued US leadership in the world.

Ban also voiced confidence that Donald Trump will not seek to undo the Paris climate deal despite his campaign pledge to cancel the landmark agreement on combating global warming.

“He has made a lot of worrying statements, but I am sure that he will understand the whole importance and seriousness and urgency,” said Ban in an interview to AFP