Not so fast. We don't believe that the next secretary general belongs to any particular region.
We had a general discussion about the subject of the next secretary-general, which is part of our ongoing consultations among the five permanent members. But that's all really I can say.
We're going to study it very carefully, and based on what's in there, decide what our next course of action might be,
Our hope still would be to reach agreement tomorrow so the ministers in Berlin can focus on the future and the next steps (in the showdown with Tehran).