Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Backs India and Brazil for UN Security Council Seats
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia’s support for India and Brazil’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Speaking at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Lavrov emphasized that a ‘fairer world order’ requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC.
Lavrov stated, ‘We are not stepping away from dialogue with the West. In July, upon the proposal of Russia, there was an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of building a more just, more sustainable world order. We believe it is important to begin the discussion that has begun in the UN as well as in other platforms. A fairer world order undoubtedly requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council.’
‘We support our position in favour of the candidacies of Brazil and India, while at the same time taking a positive decision on the well-known initiatives of the African Union. However, of course, we cannot even talk about any additional seats for Western countries, who are already excessively over-represented within the Security Council,’ he added.
India has long sought a permanent seat in the Security Council to better represent the interests of the developing world. The nation’s quest has gained momentum with support from the international community. Earlier on Friday, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay voiced support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC.
In his address, Lavrov accused the West of trampling the values of globalization. He said that the nations of the West have imposed a sanctions war against half of the nations in the world and are using the dollar as a ‘weapon.’
Sergey Lavrov said, ‘Just like Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan in the past, the current Secretary-General advanced his own initiative, under the slogan ‘rebooting the global cooperation’. It is an excellent slogan, who could be opposed to that.’
‘But, what global cooperation can we really talk about at a time when the West has trampled all of these unshakeable values of globalization that they have been telling us about for so many years from this…trying to convince us that they would ensure equal access for everyone to the goods of contemporary civilization, where is the inviability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of speech, access to information, fair competition on markets with understandable and changing rules,’ he added.
Stressing that the West has been using the dollar as a weapon, Lavrov said, ‘The Secretary-General is talking about the global cooperation. At the same time, the countries of the West have unleashed a veritable sanctions war against a good half, if not the majority of the states in the world and the dollar which was advertised to us as the heritage and good of all of humanity has been worsely transformed as a weapon.’
Calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula ‘hopeless,’ Lavrov urged Russia’s partners to take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation.
‘We value the sincere aim of a number of our partners to advance mediation initiatives. We value their constructive focus on results, unlike the hopeless Zelenskyy peace formula. We call upon friends in their further efforts to fully take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation,’ he said.
In 2022, Zelenskyy presented Ukraine’s 10-point peace formula to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Indonesia’s Bali. The 10-point peace formula includes a path to nuclear safety and food security, a special tribunal for alleged Russian war crimes and a final peace treaty with Moscow.
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Russian Foreign Minister -: The Russian Foreign Minister is a person who represents Russia in discussions with other countries. Right now, this person is Sergey Lavrov.
Sergey Lavrov -: Sergey Lavrov is the person who talks to other countries on behalf of Russia. He is like a spokesperson for Russia in international matters.
UN Security Council -: The UN Security Council is a group of countries that make important decisions to keep peace in the world. They can send peacekeepers to stop wars and help countries in trouble.
United Nations -: The United Nations, or UN, is a group of countries that work together to solve big problems like wars, hunger, and climate change. They try to make the world a better place.
General Assembly -: The General Assembly is a big meeting where all the countries in the United Nations come together to talk about important issues. It’s like a huge conference.
Global South -: The Global South refers to countries that are usually less wealthy and are located in regions like Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia, including India.
sanctions -: Sanctions are punishments that one country gives to another, like not trading with them or not allowing their leaders to visit. It’s a way to make them change their behavior.
dollar as a weapon -: Using the dollar as a weapon means using the power of the US dollar to control or punish other countries. For example, stopping them from using dollars to buy things.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy -: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine. He is the leader of the country and makes important decisions for Ukraine.
peace formula -: A peace formula is a plan or idea to stop fighting and make peace. In this case, it refers to a plan suggested by the President of Ukraine to end the conflict in his country.
