NEW DELHI, Dec 4 Germany together with India will to continue pushing for reform of the UN Security Council, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said on the eve of her visit to New Delhi. with permanent members of the UNSC and requiring permanent membership in the organization.
Burbock called «insignificant» progress in obtaining a permanent seat for the G4 countries on the UNSC.
«However, this does not prevent us from continuing to push for reform of the Security Council together with our Indian partners.That is why I am very pleased that the four of us met again at the UN General Assembly in September.Today's geopolitical realities more than ever require a capable and fully functioning Security Council.The G4's longstanding position has been that new permanent seats cannot Should entail no veto rights for the first 15 years. Again and again we have seen the abuse of the right of veto,» Burbock said, adding that «the UN Security Council must reflect the realities of our world in the 21st century.»
The UN Security Council is a permanent structure of the organization entrusted the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.The Security Council always sits 15 countries — five permanent members and ten temporary.Permanent members — Russia, the United States, Britain, China and France.They have the right of veto.Ten other members of the Security Council are elected for two years. Last year, India and a number of other countries were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2021-2022, and India chaired the organization last August.