Türkiye Says Sinirlioglu UN Bid Seeks to Break Secretary-General Selection Deadlock
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s nomination of Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu for the post of United Nations secretary-general is intended to help 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, in the United States.
His comments followed Türkiye’s formal nomination of Sinirlioglu on Friday. Sinirlioglu currently serves as secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation 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 following developments in the selection process and had anticipated potential disagreements among the candidates, leading Ankara to consider presenting its own nominee.
He noted that the selection process had been ongoing for approximately a year, with several candidates from Latin America seeking the position under the informal geographical rotation traditionally taken into consideration when choosing the UN chief.
Fidan said Türkiye recognized the expectation that Latin America should have an opportunity to provide the next secretary-general. However, he stressed that the process had reached an impasse.
He also pointed out that putting forward candidates from other geographical regions when a selection process encounters a deadlock has precedents in the history of the United Nations.
"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, in the United States.
His comments followed Türkiye’s formal nomination of Sinirlioglu on Friday. Sinirlioglu currently serves as secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation 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 following developments in the selection process and had anticipated potential disagreements among the candidates, leading Ankara to consider presenting its own nominee.
He noted that the selection process had been ongoing for approximately a year, with several candidates from Latin America seeking the position under the informal geographical rotation traditionally taken into consideration when choosing the UN chief.
Fidan said Türkiye recognized the expectation that Latin America should have an opportunity to provide the next secretary-general. However, he stressed that the process had reached an impasse.
He also pointed out that putting forward candidates from other geographical regions when a selection process encounters a deadlock has precedents in the history of the United Nations.
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