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The United Nations has formally appointed former Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General Thursday.
The new Secretary-General will assume the role in January 2017 and will serve a five year term, which can be renewed by member states for an additional five years.
Guterres, aged 67, was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.
Apa.az
