China deems the next UN Secretary-General will be chosen from an Asian country, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing Thursday.

Kong told a news conference that the next UN Secretary-General should come from an Asian country since an Asian has not held the post for 34 years.

At present, some Asian countries have offered candidates, Kong said, expressing his hope the countries would hold friendly consultations so as to reach consensus.

The UN secretary-general Kofi Annan winds up his second term this December. Under the UN Charter, a new secretary-general is nominated by 15 member states of the UN Security Council and is

confirmed by the 191-nation General Assembly.

Source: Xinhua