NEW YORK - Security Council of the United Nations approved the nomination of former South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General for a second term.The agreement was reached unanimously by the 15-member Security Council in closed session held at United Nations Headquarters, New York, Friday.
To reporters, Ambassador of Gabon to the UN Messone Nelson - who is currently serving as the rotating presidency of the Security Council - said the entire Council members agreed to approve a resolution that contains a recommendation that the position as UN Secretary General Ban extended from January 1, 2012 to December 31 2016.
Security Council decision was taken based on the mandate of the UN Charter the Security Council issued a recommendation that the UN secretary-general candidate. The recommendation was then submitted to the UN General Assembly, which will issue a final decision about the nomination.
A total of 192 members of the General Assembly in their trial, which is expected to last October, will run the process of determining the vote on whether the term of office as Secretary-General Ban will be extended or not.
If no country has objected to the recommendation of the Security Council on the nomination of Ban, member states unanimously adopted the General Assembly would establish Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary General for the second period.
Earlier, UN chief Ban was elected - to replace Kofi Annan - on January 1, 2007 and his position will end on December 31, 2011. Ban is the sole candidate in the nomination of UN Secretary period 1 January 2012-31 December 2016.
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