United Nations, April 24, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was saddened by the death Monday of Russia s first democratically-elected leader, Boris Yeltsin, U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said. President Yeltsin will be remembered for the critical role he played in advancing political and economic reforms in Russia, as well as in fostering rapprochement between East and West, Montas told reporters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/443887