Russia yesterday became the last permanent member of the Security Council to support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's re-election, saying it would back his candidacy in a vote due later in the day.
"We are ready to support the candidacy of the esteemed Ban Ki-moon for a second term as UN Secretary General at yesterday's upcoming vote," Interfax quoted foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich as saying.The 66-year-old former South Korean foreign minister has already received backing from the European Union, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile as well as UN Security Council members United States, China, France and Britain.
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