Brown, who was appointed Annan's chief of staff in January, praised his likely successor, saying the UN chief "could not have chosen a person who is more knowledgeable about development than Dervis".
Braun, koji je u januaru postavljen na mesto šefa Ananovog kabineta, pohvalio je svog mogućeg naslednika, ukazujući da generalni sekretar UN-a «nije mogao izabrati osobu koja zna više o razvoju od Derviša».