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Portugal's Antonio Guterres assumes functions of UN Chief

Other News Materials 1 January 2017 16:43 (UTC +04:00)
Antonio Guterres assumed on January 1 the functions of the UN secretary-general, and will hold the post for the next five years
Portugal's Antonio Guterres assumes functions of UN Chief

Antonio Guterres assumed on January 1 the functions of the UN secretary-general, and will hold the post for the next five years, Sputnik reported.

The UN General Assembly approved Guterres as the world body’s next secretary-general on October 13, 2016. Ahead of the election, he got unanimous support from the UN Security Council (UNSC) members.

He took the oath before the UN General Assembly on December 12, 2016 with then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wishing him success.

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