Appointment Of De Mistura's Successor Unlikely To Escape Politicization - Naumkin
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 18, 2018 | 11:24 PM
It is unlikely that the appointment of a successor to UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will be completely depoliticized, Vitaly Naumkin, the academic director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oriental Studies, told Sputnik on Thursday, noting that the candidate should be agreed upon by all the permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia.
SOCHI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th October, 2018) It is unlikely that the appointment of a successor to UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will be completely depoliticized, Vitaly Naumkin, the academic director of the Russian academy of Sciences' Institute of Oriental Studies, told Sputnik on Thursday, noting that the candidate should be agreed upon by all the permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia.
De Mistura said on Wednesday that he would quit in the last week of November due to personal reasons. Earlier on Thursday, Andrey Kortunov, the director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, told Sputnik that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the necessity to prevent the politicization of the appointment of de Mistura's successor in his address at a closed meeting with Valdai Club participants in Sochi.
"There are several candidacies, as far as I know, and the appointment will not be completely depoliticized.
[A successor] would be picked from professionals with extensive experience in peacekeeping work, I know some of them and I would prefer not to name them ... The appointment of a UN envoy is agreed upon by the UN Security Council permanent members, including Russia, that is why it should be a candidate who pleases everyone," Naumkin said.
Before stepping down, the current UN special envoy for Syria is expected to visit Damascus on October 26 to discuss the Syrian Constitutional Committee. Earlier in the week, Naumkin said that he allowed for the possibility that de Mistura might convene the Syrian Constitutional Commission before his resignation.
The decision to set up the Syrian constitutional committee was agreed upon in January, during the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in the Russian resort city of Sochi. Currently, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura is working on creating a special committee in Geneva that will be tasked with preparing a constitutional reform.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Terrorists of Shangla suicide attack will be brought to justice: Interior Minist ..
Applications Open for 6th Cycle of Start-up Incubation under the National Expans ..
Join vivo's "Light it Up" Social Media Contest in Ramadan to Win vivo V30 5G
Pakistan v New Zealand T20I series: Tickets to go on sale from today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 March 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 March 2024
Journalists call for global action to end Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
CM for generating opportunities to bring direct int'l investment
Pakistan retains position in FTSE secondary emerging market
High Commissioner of Malaysia hosts Iftar dinner reception
NEPRA announces 2nd quarterly adjustment in power bills with Rs 1.68 cut per uni ..
Hoopo Inc. Collaborates with SAU to Install Solar-Powered RO Plant
More Stories From World
-
Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings
8 minutes ago -
Tokyo shares close higher after Wall Street records
18 minutes ago -
Over 9 pct of Mongolia's livestock die in cold winter
27 minutes ago -
Indonesia's president-elect to visit China
28 minutes ago -
6.0-magnitude quake hits Southern Greece
28 minutes ago -
Myanmar earns over 690 mln USD from fishery exports in over 11 months
28 minutes ago
-
Vietnam's trade surplus reaches 8.08 bln USD in Q1
28 minutes ago -
China's medical equipment market reaches 1.27 trillion yuan
28 minutes ago -
Tokyo shares close higher after Wall Street records
48 minutes ago -
Evan Gershkovich: determined US reporter jailed in Russia
1 hour ago -
African Union 'warmly congratulates' Faye on Senegal election win
1 hour ago -
Biden, Obama, Clinton rake in cash at NYC campaign stop
3 hours ago