Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday reaffirmed his country’s backing for India’s candidacy in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a permanent member, while strongly cautioning against expanding W…

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}Quick summary – click for full detailsConcise summary of key highlightsRussia reaffirms support for India’s permanent UNSC bid; says Western nations cannot be given more seatsIn one lineRussia reaffirmed its support for India and Brazil joining the UNSC as permanent members, while opposing additional seats for Western nations.Key highlights• Russian Backing for IndiaForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s strong support for India’s candidacy for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.• Opposition to Western ExpansionRussia cautioned against expanding Western representation, specifically opposing seats for Germany and Japan due to their path to militarism.• Global South RepresentationMoscow advocated for a more inclusive global architecture that broadens representation from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.• High-Level Bilateral TalksExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Sergey Lavrov on the margins of the UNGA to discuss bilateral issues and BRICS cooperation.Key statistics10Non-permanent members serving termsTwo-yearDuration of non-permanent termsProcessed with AI. Reviewed by DH Digital Team. Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Lavrov emphasised that any reform of the UN Security Council must not dilute the prerogatives of the Council and its permanent members. Outlining Moscow’s principled stance, he asserted that reforms should avoid allocating additional seats to Western nations.”UN Security Council reform cannot involve any additional seats being allocated to Western countries, especially to Germany and Japan, who are now on the path to militarism and revanchism,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.EAM Jaishankar meets Iranian, Russian counterparts on UNGA margins Calling for a more inclusive and geographically balanced global architecture, Lavrov voiced strong support for expanding representation from the Global South.”We are in favour of broadening the representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We support Brazil’s and India’s candidatures for a permanent seat,” Lavrov said, adding, “And at the same time, I wish to emphasise this, we must satisfy the interests of the African continent in keeping with the Israeli consensus and the SEAT declaration.”BRICS nations, which include Russia, had earlier reiterated their support for the aspirations of Brazil and India to play a greater role in the UN, including its Security Council, in the New Delhi declaration.India’s UNGA story | From Rao-Vajpayee consensus to Modi-Jaishankar patternThe current permanent composition of the UNSC, comprising China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, wields absolute veto authority alongside 10 non-permanent members serving two-year terms. Any structural modification mandates a two-thirds majority vote in the General Assembly, ratification by two-thirds of the wider UN membership, and the explicit concurrence of all five permanent members.Earlier, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed bilateral issues as well as cooperation in the BRICS grouping.”A good meeting with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia today #UNGA81. Exchanged views on a number of ongoing issues. Also took stock of our bilateral and BRICS cooperation,” Jaishankar said, referring to the grouping of Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

Source: Deccan Herald