UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold next round of straw poll to select the next UN secretary-general on Aug. 29, the council president announced here Friday.
Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, the Malaysian UN ambassador who holds the rotating council president for August, told reporters here that the time for the next round of straw poll was set after consultations in the 15-nation UN body.
"The council members agreed to meet on the afternoon of Monday,  the 29th of August," Ibrahim said.
This will be the third informal poll by the Security Council behind closed doors since July 21, the council did not reveal the result of each round of voting, but the outcome was leaked to the press and diplomats here.

The council members will vote "encourage," "discourage" or "no opinion" about the 11 candidates after former Croatian foreign minister Vesna Pusic became the first of the 12 contenders to leave the race early this month. (Xinhua)