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| PM Modi addresses the UN General Assembly |
The G-4 group formed to maintain pressure claiming for the candidature of permanent membership in the Security Council. The following are the agenda of PM Modi
The reform has
been pending in the Security Council for decades; and in order to maintain the
world and to work balancing together -- the time has now come to reform.
UN Security
Council reform should be a deadline; it is urgent and important task. We should
aim to improve the UN Security Council during the current 70th session.
India's claim
for permanent membership of the Security Council, the Prime Minister said that
the world's largest democracy has a right to get a permanent seat in the
Security Council.
The Prime
Minister also spoke of other members of the group. He said, "the world's
largest democracies, the major engines of the global economy and the voice of
all continents should be reckoned in the UN Security Council."
The Prime
Minister said that today the world has changed. The climate change, the
terrorism, the poverty are many challenges facing the world. The peace and the
security both are now the most important issue. Modi said the globalization is
affecting the lives of everybody today. Everyone should get the benefit of
development.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor, Angela Markel,
President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and the prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe — all are participating in the summit.
PM Modi, referring United Nations General Assembly’s
current decision for the talks on the document of reform in the UN, said, “
decades later finally we saw a little pace. An important step is moved ahead in
the 69th session of General Assembly.” He added, “This is mere first step; we
ought to conclude it logically during the 70th session.”
President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, The German Chancellor, Angela
Morkel and the prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe put their views too.
The German Chancellor, Angela Morkel said in her brief, “G-4 is not
a specific group; and it believes in inclusively with others only to confirm
the reform in UNSC.”
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, referring it a golden
chance, said, “It has got a tremendous pace for the change; and the big
countries’ voice should be heard.”
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff underlined the need of early
reform in the world organization.
The 4 most important countries, the G-4, for the purpose of
reformation in the council, were constituted.
15 countries
in the UNSC
reform and expansion
are very important.
When the global body was formed, it
consisted of only 51 countries, but its membership has
now increased to 193.
The UNSC, only
once between 1963
and 1965, was expanded. The number of non-permanent members had been passed to increase from
11 to 15.
