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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that Turkey nominated Ersin Ercin as candidate for Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), reports Anadolu Ajansi.
“We received an important support on the matter,” Gul said at a meeting with the Turkish reporters in Astana during the Dec. 1–2 OSCE Summit.
“We have nominated Ercin as candidate for OSCE secretary-general. Ercin is also my special consultant for European security. I have been introducing Ercin to leaders during the international summits and meetings held in the recent months,” Gul said.
Ercin has already secured support from a considerable number of the 56-member security organization tor replacing the outgoing secretary-general, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France.
Ercin currently acts as Turkey’s ambassador in Brazil.