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India’s candidature for UNSC seat receives Sri Lanka’s backing
26 Jun, 2019
India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC) has received Sri Lanka’s support.
India’s candidature has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia Pacific group, comprising 55 nations, including Sri Lanka.
The 55 countries that have supported India’s candidature, include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, UAE and Vietnam, India Today reported.
Elections for five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 term will be held around June next year.
Thanking the nations that endorsed India’s candidature, India’s permanent representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin tweeted: “A unanimous step. Asia-Pacific Group @UN unanimously endorses India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat of the Security Council for a 2-year term in 2021/22.”
His tweet, accompanied with a video message, further said: “Asia-Pacific Group endorses India for Non-Permanent Seat of United Nations Security Council. 55 countries, 1 nominee – India for a non-permanent seat of UN Security Council Term 2021-2022.” (Colombo Gazette)
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