Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to create new permanent seats in the UN Security Council, saying a more inclusive structure was needed to reflect the aspirations of all countries, not of a select few.
“We strongly believe that new individual permanent seats will only benefit a handful of contenders for power and privilege,” Ambassador Masood Khan said when the stalled inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on restructuring the Security Council resumed on Thursday.
The Pakistani ambassador said the country’s position was anchored in compelling historical logic. “Let us not try to perpetuate the model of the 15-member council, which took birth during the traumatic Second World War that divided the world into the victors and the vanquished.”
The so-called group of four – India, Brazil, Germany and Japan – are pushing for permanent seats in an expanded council.
Pakistan, along with other members of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC), oppose any additional permanent members in the expanded Security Council. They support the Italy-Columbia proposal that would create a new category of members – not permanent members – with three to five years duration and a possibility to get re-elected.
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