Shirin Tahir-Kheli, a U.S. State Department adviser on UN reform, on 12 July urged the UN General Assembly to reject the proposal, which she said does not have wide support and would further divide UN member states.
She said the U.S. Senate would be likely to veto the proposal even if it received the approval of the General Assembly.
Countries including Russia, Pakistan, China, and Canada also oppose the proposal from Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India - but the proposal has been supported by France and Britain.
Under the submitted draft, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India would each receive permanent, but non-veto-holding, seats on the Security Council.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
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Plan To Expand UN Security Council Drafted
She said the U.S. Senate would be likely to veto the proposal even if it received the approval of the General Assembly.
Countries including Russia, Pakistan, China, and Canada also oppose the proposal from Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India - but the proposal has been supported by France and Britain.
Under the submitted draft, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India would each receive permanent, but non-veto-holding, seats on the Security Council.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
See also:
Plan To Expand UN Security Council Drafted
