South Korean Foreign Minister, Ban Ki-MoonUN Nominates Ban Ki-Moon sucessor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan
VOA News
Washington
10/10/2006
The United Nations Security Council has nominated South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as the successor to outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Ban told reporters in Seoul that, while his nomination should be a moment of joy, his heart is "very heavy," given the situation with North Korea.
Ban's bid for the U.N. post was largely uncontested, as all of his competitors dropped out of the race last week.
A U.S. State Department spokesman (Scott McCormack) said Ban was the right choice at a pivotal time for the world body and urged his prompt confirmation by the 192-member General Assembly.
If successful, Ban will assume his post on January 1st, when Annan steps down.
The General Assembly has traditionally approved the council's choice for secretary-general by acclamation.
Ban has said very little about what he hopes to accomplish as U.N. secretary-general. Last week, however, he told a South Korean newspaper (Chosun Ilbo) he hopes to go to North Korea as soon as he gets the chance.
Ban told reporters in Seoul that, while his nomination should be a moment of joy, his heart is "very heavy," given the situation with North Korea.
Ban's bid for the U.N. post was largely uncontested, as all of his competitors dropped out of the race last week.
A U.S. State Department spokesman (Scott McCormack) said Ban was the right choice at a pivotal time for the world body and urged his prompt confirmation by the 192-member General Assembly.
If successful, Ban will assume his post on January 1st, when Annan steps down.
The General Assembly has traditionally approved the council's choice for secretary-general by acclamation.
Ban has said very little about what he hopes to accomplish as U.N. secretary-general. Last week, however, he told a South Korean newspaper (Chosun Ilbo) he hopes to go to North Korea as soon as he gets the chance.
3 comments:
What a coincidence! Ah Chhk'aer Hun Sen's hobnobbing with South Korea's PM; Foreign Minister of South Korea has been selected to replace K. Anan at the UN, and "ILL" is celebrating his nuclear testing. The U.S's head must have been spinning out of control while all the troops are in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.
And guess what? HANOI satellite government namely ah Chhka'aer Hun Sen and cronies in P. Penh have a carte blanche to Vietnamize Cambodia, at full speed one must say. When ah Viet-dog HUN SEN gets to Paris, we can hear CHIRAC of France hugging and consoling his sobbing adopted Viet daughter - "ne te soucie plus, bebe, Nam Vang (P. Penh) sera certainenent la tienne. Plus que jamais, le NUOC MAM (fish sauce) de Koah Trol serait trop populaire la-bas!".
10/10/06
AKnijaKhmer
Despite coming from a divided nation, Ban Ki-Moon was still nominated to succeed Kofi Annan. One would feel that he may not be playing fair in the world politics as he is from South Korea. Could it be that the other competitors dropping out of the race because of the threat behind the scene by the U.S.? If this was not the case then Ban Ki-Moon must possess certain quality respected by his fellow Asian colleagues in the U.N., including North Korea. This would be the proud moment for the Korean people.
Prominent South Korean members of the successive governments have been involved in one corruption scandal after another. This misdeed has not been tolerated by the Korean public. Let's hope the new U.N. Secretary General will not tolerate the corrupt heads of the governments, like Hun Sen and his cronies, on his watch. His first positive action should be to keep the U.N. Human Rights Office in Cambodia, and not to replace its outspoken representive who is reporting the true human rights and democratic situations, at the request of Hun Sen.
He will be rejected by The West! He isn't going to work out.No
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