NEW YORK (Sputnik) — A UN Secretary-General cannot solve all the global issues alone and multilateral international cooperation is the only solution for problems, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov told Sputnik.
"UN Secretary-General cannot be a panacea for all the world problems. He cannot do it alone. He cannot bring decisions alone. It’s again [about] cooperation," he said.
Objectivity, impartiality, ability to take all the opinions into account are the qualities the next Secretary-General should have. "It’s not a simplistic world [we are living in today], it requires a lot, it requires a personality, it requires a vision and independence … especially at this time," Safronkov added.
The next UN Secretary-General elections is due to be held later this year.
