# Selection of new UN secretary-general to be key topic in UN corridors this week — Russian MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/70442

- TASS, 2026-09-23 10:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191593

> Russian Foreign Ministry official Kirill Logvinov says choosing the next UN secretary-general will be a major subject of behind-the-scenes discussion during High-Level Week. Three indicative Security Council votes have not established which of the eight candidates is most acceptable, and other contenders could still emerge.

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