Russian Foreign Minister backs UNSC bid by India, Brazil

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia’s support for India and Brazil’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

In his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on, he stressed that a “fairer world order” requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC.

Lavrov stated, “We are not stepping away from dialogue with the West. In July, upon the proposal of Russia, there was an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of building a more just, more sustainable world order. We believe it is important to begin the discussion that has begun in the UN as well as in other platforms. A fairer world order undoubtedly requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council.”

“We support our position in favour of the candidacies of Brazil and India, while at the same time taking a positive decision on the well-known initiatives of the African Union. However, of course, we cannot even talk about any additional seats for Western countries, who are already excessively over-represented within the Security Council,” he added.

Notably, India has long sought a permanent seat in the Security Council to better represent the interests of the developing world. The nation’s quest has gained momentum with support from the international community. Earlier on Friday, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay voiced support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC.

In his address, Lavrov accused the West of trampling the values of globalisation. He said that the nations of the West have imposed a sanctions war against half of the nations in the world and is using the dollar as a “weapon.”

Sergey Lavrov said, “Just like Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan in the past, the current Secretary-General advanced his own initiative, under the slogan ‘rebooting the global cooperation’. It is an excellent slogan, who could be opposed to that.” (ANI)

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