Asia-Pacific countries back India’s bid for non-permanent seat at UNSC
Fifty-five countries of the Asia-Pacific group at the United Nations unanimously endorsed India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat of the Security Council for a two-year term in 2021–2022.
Elections for five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021–22 term will be held around June next year.
Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin tweeted on Tuesday.
Thanking countries for backing India’s nomination, Syed Akbaruddin, India’s permanent representative at the UN, said, “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.”
Until now, India has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for seven terms: 1950–51, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1991–92 and most recently in 2011–2012 under the leadership of former Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri.
