The flag of India. File photoNEW DELHI, Sep 24The current architecture of the UN Security Council is anachronistic and ineffective, and the call for its reform has strong support among UN members, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said. «Call for reform of multilateralism — with reform of the Security Council at its core — enjoys significant support among UN members. This is due to the widespread recognition that the current architecture is anachronistic and ineffective. It is also perceived as a deeply unfair deprivation of entire continents and regions of the right to vote in the forum, who discusses their future. India is ready to take on a big responsibility,» the Indian Foreign Minister said, speaking at the 77th UN General Assembly.The Indian Foreign Ministry reiterated its position on Ukraine. He noted that «our call is to allow serious negotiations on such an important issue to take place sincerely.» «They should not be blocked by procedural tactics. Skeptics cannot forever hold the process of intergovernmental negotiations hostage. In these In turbulent times, it is very important that the world listens to more voices,» Jaishankar added. The UN Security Council is a permanent structure of the organization, which is entrusted with the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. The Security Council always sits 15 countries — five permanent members and ten temporary. Permanent members are Russia, USA, Great Britain, China and France. They have the power of veto. The ten remaining members of the Security Council are elected for two years. Last year, India and a number of other countries were elected among the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2021-2022, and India chaired the organization in August last year. Along with Brazil, Germany and Japan, India is in the Group of Four (G4) — a group of countries whose scale of development is comparable to the permanent members of the UN Security Council and requiring permanent membership in the organization. During the G4 summit, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan called for a reform of the UN Security Council and reaffirmed their support for each other in obtaining permanent seats in the Security Council.
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