UN: Turkey nominates OSCE chief for successor to Guterres
The selection process for the successor to UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stalled. Now the Erdogan government is appointing an experienced Turkish diplomat.
The Turkish government has nominated Feridun Sinirlioglu, the current OSCE Secretary General, as a compromise candidate to succeed UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Sinirlioglu, a long-time diplomat, previously represented Turkey at the UN from 2016 to 2023 and was elected as OSCE Secretary General in 2024. The nomination was submitted to the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
Guterres will step down at the end of the year, but the selection process for a successor has stalled due to disagreements among the 15 members of the UN Security Council.
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