Worthy Candidate’: Russia Backs India For Permanent Seat On UN Security Council

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov supported India for permanent seats at the UN Security Council during the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (Unga).

Overcoming the Unga session, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said that the country saw India as “main international actor” and “candidate who deserves permanent membership in the council.”

“We note India and Brazil, especially as the main international actor and candidates who are worthy of permanent membership in the temporary council at the same time unilaterally and must increase African profile,” Lavrov said.

Speaking at the 77th UN General Assembly on the Russian-Ukraine War, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said that Moscow saw the prospect of making the Security Council more democratic, exclusively, through expanding representatives of countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

In his speech to the United Nations General Council (Unga) session at the United Nations, Foreign Minister Jaishankar called for peace and the need to end the Russian-Ukraine war through diplomacy. Jaisankar spoke of the Russian-Ukraine war issue and said that India was on the peace side and would remain strong there.

Previously, the government had said that four of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) had supported India’s nomination for permanent seats in the top world agency.

Responding to a question, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraledharan said India had consistently taken over the UN reform issue. China is the only country that does not support India’s efforts to become a member of the United Nations.