U.S. Ambassador to India Ken Juster said the U.S. is looking forward to working with India.
New Delhi:
Hours after India was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the American ambassador to India tweeted a congratulatory message with an image of the flags of the two countries.
In his message, Ken Juster, Ambassador of the United States to India, said that the United Nations of America was keen to work alongside India to create “a more stable, secure and prosperous world“.
The tweet followed a message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said that India was determined to “work with all member countries to promote peace, security, resilience and equity around the world“.
Warm congratulations on the successful election of India to the @UN Security Council. The United States looks forward to working with India for a more stable, secure and prosperous world. #USIndiapic.twitter.com/f6LKVYE1hJ
– Ken Juster (@USAmbIndia) June 18, 2020
On Wednesday, India was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term after winning 184 votes in the General Assembly from 193 members.
Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections.
India was a candidate for a non-permanent seat in the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-2022 mandate. His victory was a given since he was the only candidate vying for the only seat of the grouping.
New Delhi’s candidacy was approved unanimously by the group of 55 Asia-Pacific members, including China and Pakistan, in June of last year.
Previously, India had been elected a non-permanent member of the Council for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and more recently in 2011-2012.
On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly elected the President of the 75th session of the Assembly, five non-permanent members of the Security Council and members of the Economic and Social Council in the framework of special voting set up here due to COVID-19 restrictions.
