UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will take part in talks next week in Geneva to try to settle the Russia-Georgia conflict and determine the future role of the UN in the Caucasus, a UN spokeswoman said Friday. Ban will join representatives of the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Geneva on Tuesday, a day before the start of official negotiations on the Georgian conflict. His special representative, Johan Verbeke of Belgium, will attend the talks beginning Wednesday, said UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe. The parties in the Georgian conflict are expected to attend the talks.