ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto, met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the first UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport in Ashgabat. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½highlighted the exemplary public private partnership which has existed between the UN and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½since 1948, the first PPP in the UN's history that has resulted in the effective facilitation of trade and transport and laid the foundation for sustainable transport around the world.