{"id":28712,"date":"2026-11-12T10:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28712"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:05:27","slug":"russia-says-new-un-secretary-general-should-be-elected-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28712","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Russia Says New UN Secretary-General Should Be Elected by Year-End<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk<\/p>\n<p>A new United Nations secretary-general should be elected by December 31 to avoid uncertainty over who will lead the organisation\u2019s administration, Russian Foreign Ministry official Kirill Logvinov said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to TASS on the sidelines of bilateral consultations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Logvinov said the current secretary-general\u2019s term ends on December 31. Efforts were under way to complete the appointment process by then, including direct engagement with candidates and rounds of straw polls, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Logvinov said it remained unclear what would happen after the current secretary-general\u2019s term ends. Options under consideration include temporarily extending the incumbent\u2019s term or appointing one of the current deputy secretaries-general as acting secretary-general.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy secretaries-general\u2019s plans could also affect the transition, he said. Some had indicated that they intended to leave, while the first deputy secretary-general\u2019s term is tied to that of the secretary-general. 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Speaking to TASS on the sidelines of bilateral consultations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Logvinov said the current secretary-general\u2019s term ends on December 31. 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