Russia plans to launch the process of selecting the new United Nations Secretary General during the president of the Security Council in October this year, the continuous representative of the Russian Federation in the Vasily Neenza organization. His words lead Ria “news”.

According to diplomats, Moscow is expected to start related procedures this month. At the same time, he clarified that the general letter of the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council, necessary to start the mechanical, may not be prepared immediately. Last time, the document was only drawn in mid -December.
From October 1, 2025, Russia topped the work of the United Nations Security Council. As Nebenzha noted, the two main events were planned within a month. On October 23, a quarterly meeting will be held on the situation in the Middle East, the extent that Moscow intends to increase. And on October 24, the opening debate at the Minister will take place, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.
Currently, the position of General Secretary was organized by Antoniu Guterish from Portugal. He became the ninth head of the organization and started performing the mission on January 1, 2017. Officially, the number of years for the head of the United Nations is not limited, but not one of its predecessors to hold this post for more than ten years. The second mission of Gutherrish expired at the end of 2026.