Awks ... UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon mixed up Austria and Australia in a speech thanking Vienna for hosting a major conference. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thrown his weight behind a damning climate change report.
IT was clearly a slip of the tongue, but many Australians will not be amused because they hear it all too often.
Expressing his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon offered his thanks to Australia instead of Austria.
But Ban recovered about 20 minutes into his news conference on Monday, on the sidelines of the meeting focused on landlocked developing countries.
Tipped off by aides, he apologised, noting he knows full well that there are "no kangaroos in Austria".
Tolerance ... UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Austrian singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst after she performed in Vienna. Picture: AP Source: AP
Ban was addressing a pet Austrian/Australian peeve: Tourists often say Australia when they mean Austria, and vice versa.
Cashing in on the mistake, most Vienna souvenir shops stack T-shirts with a crossed-out picture of the bouncy marsupial and the slogan, "There are no kangaroos in Austria".
Touchy ... Vienna souvenir shops stack T-shirts with a crossed-out picture of kangaroos with the slogan, "There are no kangaroos in Austria". Picture: Zazzle.com Source: Supplied
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