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Kazakhstan Wins Seat On UN Security Council


Kazakhstan has been elected to the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term starting January 1.

The 193-member UN General Assembly elected Kazakhstan with 138 votes in favor over Thailand in a second round of voting on June 28.

The win means Kazakhstan gets a nonpermanent Security Council seat allocated for Asia.

The 15-member Security Council consists of five permanent members with veto power -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France -- and 10 nonpermanent members elected for two-year terms.

Nonpermanent seats are allocated by region and candidate countries are nominated by regional groups.

Based on reporting by AP, Reuters, and dpa

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