United Nations, United States — Non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Friday called for the number of permanent seats to be expanded, saying the current limit of five was outdated and undermined the organization.
During a ministerial session organized by China, permanent members Washington, Beijing, London, and Moscow made no mention of the issue, which has been at the center of debate in the General Assembly, with no sign of a breakthrough.
Volkan Bozkir, the Turkish president of the General Assembly, said that in many disputes in the Security Council “the reason for failure is the differences between its members — in particular, its permanent members.”
He …
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