India was elected a non-permanent member of the UNSC for a 2-year term starting in January 2021
Washington:
India and the United States have had extensive discussions on issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council and have agreed to work closely together given their shared values of democracy, pluralism and rules-based international order, officials in Washington said.
Earlier this year, India, along with Mexico and Ireland, was elected a non-permanent member for a two-year term starting January 1, 2021.
Consultations between India and the United States reflect the efforts of the two countries to coordinate on a host of global issues that would be referred to the powerful United Nations body next year.
The two sides had extensive discussions on issues on the UN Security Council’s agenda and recent developments, the Indian embassy in Washington said in a statement on Thursday.
They agreed to work closely together given their shared values of democracy, pluralism and rules-based international order, during India’s next term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC in 2021-2022. , did he declare.
India has pushed for reforms of the United Nations, including the Security Council, saying its composition does not reflect current realities and is not representative enough.
The United Nations Security Council has 15 members, including five permanent members – the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China. China is the only permanent member of the UNSC that opposes the inclusion of India in the powerful body. Half of the 10 non-permanent members are elected each year for a two-year term.
The Indian delegation for the two-day consultations on Wednesday and Thursday was led by Vinay Kumar, Additional Secretary (International Organization and Summits) at the Ministry of External Affairs.
The delegation included senior officials from the Department of External Affairs, the Permanent Mission of India in New York, and the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC.
The US delegation was led by Pamela D Pryor, Acting Assistant Secretary in the Office of International Organizations Affairs at the State Department, and included other senior State Department officials.
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