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UN Offers Tzipi Livni Under-Secretary-General Post

UN Offers Tzipi Livni Under-Secretary-General Post
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres reportedly offered ‘Israeli' MK, Tzipi Livni, a senior post at the world body, shortly after Washington, in a controversial move, blocked the appointment of a former Palestinian premier as the UN special envoy to Libya.

UN Offers Tzipi Livni Under-Secretary-General Post

According to a report published by the Hebrew daily, Haaretz, on Sunday, Livni, who represents the center-left Zionist Union political alliance at the Knesset [the Zionist parliament], was offered the position of under-secretary-general in what has been seen as a measure to boost Tel Aviv's influence within the world body.

From 2001 to 2009, the 58-year-old Livni served in the cabinets of former Zionist prime ministers, Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert, most notably as the regime's foreign minister in the latter's administration, during which she got acquainted with Guterres, who was Portugal's prime minister at the time.

Some two weeks ago, Livni made a one-day trip to New York aimed at having a personal meeting with the UN chief. Haaretz' report further said that the pair, among other issues, had discussed the possibility of Livni's appointment. It added that during the tenure of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, she had also shown an interest in a top post at the UN.

If Livni accepts the offer, she will become the first ‘Israeli' to serve as the UN under-secretary-general. The UN Security Council, however, will ultimately decide whether she gets the position.

The new development came after on Friday night, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley blocked the designation of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to lead the UN mission in Libya, saying that the administration of US President Donald Trump "was disappointed" to learn that Guterres had proposed him for the job.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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