Professor Hrvoje Sikiric, Chairman of 45th session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on 17 October 2012. Professor Sikirić informed the Secretary General about the work of UNCITRAL in promoting rights at the international and national level, measures taken by UNCITRAL to increase their visibility, both within the UN system and beyond, and recalled that the Commission attaches increasing importance to providing elaborate technical assistance to adopting texts which directly contributes to continuous and sustainable economic development. At the end of the cordial conversation prof. Sikirić thanked the Secretary-General in Korean. The Secretary-General who did not hide his surprise commended Professor Sikirić for excellent pronunciation and recalled his recent short visit to Croatia.