India’s efforts for UNSC reform boosted in 2009

By NNN-PTI,

United Nations : India’s efforts to seek reform of the UN Security Council got a boost in 2009, with the world body adopting an inter-governmental negotiating framework on the issue, while progress was also made on a global treaty against terrorism long sought by the country.

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As the year draws to a close, the Indian mission here believes that “incremental” progress was made on top items on its agenda and says that it will be working hard in 2010 for a non-permanent berth in the UNSC in the October elections.

“The major issue for us is the question of Security Council reform … to reflect the 21st century and India’s rightful place,” Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s deputy envoy to the UN, told PTI.