Key Takeaways
- India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat gains momentum at UNGA, with several countries speaking in its favour.
- The countries that supported India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat include US, UK, France, and Russia.
- India’s Permanent Mission at the UN thanked the countries that supported its bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
India’s Permanent Mission at the UN expressed gratitude to the countries that supported its bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council at the 79th UN General Assembly.
These included four of the Permanent Five countries – US, UK, France and Russia, as well as Angola, Chile, Micronesia, Portugal, while Belarus and Bhutan thanked India for helping with development initiatives.
The following countries spoke in favour of India’s permanent membership at the UNSC: US, UK, France, and Russia, as well as Angola, Chile, Micronesia, and Portugal.
Angola President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço; Chile President Gabriel Boric Font; France President Emmanuel Macron; Micronesia President Wesley Simina; Portugal PM Luis Montenegro; Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Belarus Minister for Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov praised India for its Global South Initiative, while Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay thanked “closest friend and neighbour India”, saying “they have been with us from the very beginning of our development journey and have remained steadfast in their support and friendship”.
