Lavrov supports India's bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council
Speaking at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on September 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Security Council would be more democratic if countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America were included. India and Brazil, in particular, are key international players and should expect permanent membership of the Council, he added.
Earlier, India and 31 other countries had said in a joint statement on reforms that expansion of the Security Council in the permanent and non-permanent membership categories as well as reforms of its working methods were necessary to make the body more representative, legitimate and effective.
The signatories to the joint statement reiterated that adapting the United Nations to today's global realities inevitably requires an urgent and comprehensive reform of the Security Council, as reported by DD News.
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