East Timor's president says he will not go for the top UN human rights post because he fears his departure could bring "unpredictable consequences".
Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta said he had decided to complete his five-year term, which ends in 2012.
The 58-year-old said he feared snap polls sparked by his departure could disturb East Timor's fragile peace.
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On Thursday, Mr Ramos-Horta announced he was mulling whether to take over from outgoing Canadian Louise Arbour as UN human rights commissioner.
Mr Ramos-Horta was seriously injured in an attack by rebel troops in February.
(BBC)
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