Note
At a news conference, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeatedly dodged questions from reporters on Iran becoming chair of the UN Disarmament Conference. He responded that it's the fault of Member States. (Translation: I just follow orders even if incompatible with the UN Charter.) He also shrugged it off by claiming it's simply a matter of rotation. (Translation: We're all automatons.) Ban's rep even added that it's all about "the bigger picture" and "progress." So the UN's highest officer doesn't believe an Iranian chair is an obstacle to progress on disarmament.