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Cuba backs India's bid for
permanent UNSC seat
Navhind
Times, India,
September 20, 2005.
PTI, New York, Sept 18 - Cuba, which is
the next chair of the non-aligned movement
(NAM), has expressed strong support for
India becoming a permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Mr Felipe Perez
Roque conveyed his country's position when
he met the External Affairs Minister, Mr
K Natwar Singh on the sidelines of the United
Nations general assembly's session here
yesterday. During their 45-minute meeting,
the two ministers discussed the bilateral
relations, especially in the economic field,
with a view to strengthening them.
The foreign ministers of India, South Africa,
Brazil, Nigeria and Ghana also met under
the IBSA framework and discussed the issue
of carrying forward the UN reforms, especially
the expansion of the Security Council. The
reforms, they reaffirmed, should be aimed
at imparting greater legitimacy to the United
Nations, and ensure transparency and effectiveness
to enable the world body to meet the emerging
challenges of the new millennium.
IBSA is a ginger group of India, Brazil
and South Africa.
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