Moscow: Russia on Wednesday said it supports India’s aspirations to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Russia lauded India’s success in dealing with contentious issues at the G20 summit and termed it a ‘true victory’ for its foreign policy. Let us tell you that the Security Council has 5 permanent and 10 temporary members. India has been demanding permanent membership in the UNSC for a long time and is strongly demanding reforms in the United Nations in line with the changing realities of the world.
‘India’s foreign policy has achieved a true victory’
The 5 permanent members of UNSC are Britain, China, Russia, America and France. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Indian counterpart S. After talks with Jaishankar, he said, ‘We support India’s candidature to join the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member.’ Jaishankar is on a 5-day visit to Russia. Lavrov said that this year’s G20 summit in New Delhi was ‘a true victory for India’s foreign policy; This was a victory for multilateral diplomacy.
‘Russia will support India’s initiative’
In fact, at the G20 summit, India had managed to bring together countries with completely different views on Ukraine. The G20 declaration avoided direct criticism of Russia for its war against Ukraine, so it was hailed as an important diplomatic victory for host India. Lavrov also said that Russia is ready to start production of modern weapons under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. He said that concrete progress has been made in this matter. Lavrov said that Russia understands New Delhi’s initiative and is ready to support it.
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