Russia ready to discuss permanent UNSC seats for India and Brazil
Russia's Ambassador to China reveals that on the other hand, Russia is unwilling to endorse giving Germany and Japan permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
Moscow is willing to consider extending the UN Security Council by admitting India and Brazil as permanent members but sees no need to provide permanent seats to Germany and Japan, according to the Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov on Monday.
At the 10th Global Peace Forum, Denisov stated that "Russia is calling for the expansion of the UN Security Council based on a broad consensus. It requires increasing the proportionate share of African, Asian, and Latin American nations for the UN Security Council to be able to reflect the aspirations of people around the world and be a more democratic body."
The Ambassador revealed that he would be "frank" in revealing that Russia isn't ready to support the "accession of actors such as Germany and Japan."
He stressed that "We don’t see any added value from their potential accession. Given the current balance on the council - or imbalance, I should say - the membership of the two above-mentioned candidates is unlikely to strengthen it, rather it will make the imbalance even more striking. On the other hand, we are open to the prospects of India and Brazil joining [the council]."
Denisov stressed that Russia has been "persistently calling for making the UN Security Council as representative as possible. Despite all the difficulties, the UN remains a unique organization. We hope to preserve and improve this platform."
In-person and online, the forum brings together over 300 past and present ambassadors, government officials, scholars, and professionals. The theme of this year's conference is "Preserving International Stability: Commonality, Comprehensiveness, and Cooperation." Since 2012, Tsinghua University has hosted the yearly forum.