Washington, Rabi Al-Awwal 26, 1432, March 01, 2011, SPA -- President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in a meeting on Monday at the White House, expressed concern over the rising violence in Ivory Coast, said U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. “They expressed their concern about the violence there and the need to enable the legitimately elected president to be able to govern,” Rice told reporters at the White House. --SPA 11:04 LOCAL TIME 08:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/869241