Türkiye Nominates Sinirlioglu to Break UN Leadership Deadlock
(MENAFN) Türkiye nominated Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu to become the next United Nations secretary-general in an effort to resolve a stalemate in the selection process, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday.
"Our goal is to provide a diplomatic contribution aimed at overcoming the impasse," Fidan told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta.
The announcement followed Türkiye’s formal nomination of Sinirlioglu on Friday. He currently serves as secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
In a letter dated Friday and addressed to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and Security Council, Türkiye’s UN Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz submitted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nomination on behalf of Ankara, following the procedures outlined in the UN Charter and a General Assembly resolution.
Fidan said Türkiye had been "closely monitoring" developments in the selection process and had anticipated possible disagreements among the competing candidates, leading Ankara to consider presenting its own nominee.
He noted that the process had been ongoing for approximately a year, with several candidates from Latin America entering the race under the informal regional rotation practice traditionally taken into consideration when selecting the UN secretary-general.
"Our goal is to provide a diplomatic contribution aimed at overcoming the impasse," Fidan told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta.
The announcement followed Türkiye’s formal nomination of Sinirlioglu on Friday. He currently serves as secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
In a letter dated Friday and addressed to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and Security Council, Türkiye’s UN Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz submitted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nomination on behalf of Ankara, following the procedures outlined in the UN Charter and a General Assembly resolution.
Fidan said Türkiye had been "closely monitoring" developments in the selection process and had anticipated possible disagreements among the competing candidates, leading Ankara to consider presenting its own nominee.
He noted that the process had been ongoing for approximately a year, with several candidates from Latin America entering the race under the informal regional rotation practice traditionally taken into consideration when selecting the UN secretary-general.
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