Africa, in a spirit of solidarity, had, under a gentleman's agreement concluded at the time of the present Director-General's election in 1997, yielded in favour of the Latin American candidate for a four-year period only.
非洲曾本着团结的精神并根据现任总干事1997年选举时达成的君子协定作出过让步而赞成了拉丁美洲候选人，但任期仅为四年。