Moscow's solidarity with New Delhi! Russia supports India's bid for UNSC permanent membership

New Delhi, Jul 6: Russia has expressed its agreeability to discuss expanding the United Nations Security Council by providing permanent membership to India and Brazil. However, Moscow has also stated clear opposition to the permanent membership of Berlin and Tokyo and Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said that it sees no reason to give permanent seats to Germany and Japan.

  

 

 

 

According to the statement of the Russian Ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, on Monday, "Russia is calling for the expansion of the UNSC based on a broad consensus. It requires increasing the proportionate share of African, Asian and Latin American nations for the UN Security Council to be able to reflect the aspirations of people around the world and be a more democratic body."

 

 

 

 

 

The Ambassador was speaking at the 10th Global Peace Forum when he further added that "At the same time, I would like to be frank - we aren’t ready to support the accession of actors such as Germany and Japan." According to Russian News Agency TASS, Denisov said "We don’t see any added value from their potential accession. Given the current balance on the council - or imbalance, I should say - the membership of the two above-mentioned candidates is unlikely to strengthen it, rather it will make the imbalance even more striking. On the other hand, we are open to the prospects of India and Brazil joining [the council]."

 

The Russian ambassador emphasized the fact that "We have been persistently calling for making the UN Security Council as representative as possible. Despite all the difficulties, the UN remains a unique organization. We hope to preserve and improve this platform." The Global Peace forum brings together over 300 former and current diplomats, govt officials, researchers and experts in-person and online.