Russia backs India’s bid for a permanent seat on UN Security Council

Russia has extended its support for India’s candidacy on having a permanent in United Nations Security Council. India has been recently elected as a non-permanent member. That is for a two-year term starting on January 1, 2021.

As Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said during a Russia, India, and China(RIC) meeting, “Today we talked of probable reforms of the United Nations. And India is a strong nominee to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council and we support India’s candidacy. We believe it can become a full-fledged member of the Security Council.”

Foreign ministers discussed reforms of the United Nations during the trilateral meet held through video conferencing for RIC. Several countries have backed India for a permanent member of the UNSC.

Update by Anamika Singh