U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    WASHINGTON, March 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon here on Tuesday, the first of its kind since he took office in January.

    "We talked about the economic crisis and how that's affecting not only developed countries but very poor countries around the world," Obama told reporters after the meeting.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks to the media alongside U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 10, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Obama said that the worsening international financial crisis will be a potential threat to food supplies to the poor countries.

    He called for international coordination to protect food supplies for the poorest countries as the economic crisis deepens.