纽约法努什·阿米里（Farnosh Amiri）、斯蒂芬妮·利兹滕斯坦（Stephanie Liechenstein）--土耳其官员开始考虑让一位前外交部长加入联合国领导人候选人名单的想法，因为长达数月的秘书长竞选仍在继续，没有明确的胜利者。
FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN NEW YORK — Turkish officials have begun to shop around the idea of a former foreign minister joining the list of candidates vying to lead the United Nations as the monthslong race for secretary-general continues with no clear victor.
据两名了解此事的外交官透露，70岁的土耳其前外交部长兼联合国外交官费里敦·西尼利奥卢上周在纽约举行的联合国大会高级别会议间隙提出了自己的候选资格。
Feridun Sinirlioglu, a 70-year-old former Turkish foreign minister and U.N. diplomat, floated his candidacy on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting in New York last week, according to two diplomats briefed on the matter.
这些不愿透露姓名的外交官讨论了一个秘密程序，他们表示，安卡拉推出的潜在候选资格似乎是认真的。土耳其必须正式提名西尼尔利奥卢才能开始这一过程，该组织内部的许多人将其描述为世界上最艰难的面试之一。
The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential process, said the potential candidacy being pushed from Ankara appeared to be serious. Turkey would have to formally nominate Sinirlioglu to begin a process that many inside the world body have described as one of the toughest job interviews in the world.
土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安办公室和土耳其外交部没有回应置评请求。
The office of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
西尼尔利奥卢目前担任总部位于维也纳的欧洲安全与合作组织秘书长。他目前的三年任期定于2027年12月结束，但联合国最高职位的开始日期为2027年1月1日。
Sinirlioglu currently serves as the secretary-general of the Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. His current three-year mandate is scheduled to end in December 2027, but the top U.N. job would have a Jan. 1, 2027, start date.
欧安组织发言人周五表示，鉴于西尼尔利奥卢尚未获得提名，该组织不会发表评论。
An OSCE spokesperson said Friday that given that Sinirlioglu hasn’t been nominated, the organization would not comment.
欧安组织的57个成员国包括美国、乌克兰和俄罗斯，是冷战期间创建的东西方对话平台。该组织与联合国一样，肩负着广泛的使命，包括预防冲突、人权、选举观察和军备控制。
The OSCE, whose 57 members include the United States and both Ukraine and Russia, was created during the Cold War as a platform for dialogue between East and West. The organization — like the U.N. — has a wide-ranging mandate, including conflict prevention, human rights, election observation and arms control.
联合国秘书长的人选将由15个国家组成的联合国安理会决定，特别是五个拥有否决权的成员国--美国、俄罗斯、中国、英国和法国--这些国家对自己的偏好仍然守口如瓶。由193名成员组成的大会必须给予最终批准。
The selection of the U.N. secretary-general will be left to the 15-nation U.N. Security Council, especially its five veto-wielding members — the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France — which remain tight-lipped about their preferences. The 193-member General Assembly must give final approval.
如果获得提名，西尼尔利奥卢可能会面临来自国际社会几个角落的障碍，即其邻国希腊，希腊是理事会10个民选成员之一。预计美国的亲密盟友以色列也会进行反击土耳其与叙利亚政府关系密切，一直向叙利亚军方提供援助，但与以色列关系紧张。敌对国家一直试图遏制彼此对邻国叙利亚的影响力。
If nominated, Sinirlioglu would likely to face obstacles from several corners of the international community, namely its neighbor Greece, which is one of the 10 elected members of the council. Pushback also would be expected from Israel, a close ally of the U.S. Turkey , which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military, has tense relations with Israel. The rival countries have sought to curb each other’s influence in neighboring Syria.
在上个月安理会关于叙利亚问题的会议上，以色列驻联合国大使丹尼·达农猛烈抨击土耳其在叙利亚的军事存在，并警告不要允许叙利亚领土成为用于威胁以色列的军事平台。
During a Security Council meeting on Syria last month, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, blasted Turkey’s military presence in Syria and warned against allowing Syrian territory to become a military platform used to threaten Israel.
“土耳其正在遵循伊朗代理人的剧本。它正在深化在叙利亚的军事立足点，建立基地并扩大影响力，”达农告诉安理会。“如果叙利亚主权确实对国际社会很重要，那么它就不能对以色列适用一种标准，对土耳其适用另一种标准。”列支敦士登从维也纳报道。
“Turkey is following the Iranian proxy playbook. It is deepening its military foothold in Syria, establishing bases and expanding its influence,” Danon told the council. “If Syrian sovereignty truly matters to the international community, it cannot apply one standard to Israel and another to Turkey.”Liechtenstein reported from Vienna.