Five months after India was elected as non-permanent member, the country's ambassador participated in an in-person meeting of the UN's most powerful body
India expressed concern over recent escalation in hostilities in several parts of Yemen, saying it's "worrisome" this situation will provide opportunities for terrorist groups to spread their presence
India and Vietnam on Thursday held bilateral consultations on United Nations Security Council issues using the VTC platform where both sides agreed to work closely together on key issues on the UNSC agenda.According to a release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Vietnamese delegation was led by Do Hung Viet - Director-General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam along with officials from the Department of International Organisations, Department of Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Vietnam at New Delhi and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN.Prakash Gupta, Joint Secretary (UNP & Summits) led the Indian delegation and was joined by officials from the Southern Division of MEA, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in New York and the Embassy of India in Hanoi."Both sides discussed a wide range of issues on the UNSC agenda and ...
India called for an objective investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons and also urged the UNSC to remain cognizant of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction
During the UNSC meeting, Jaishankar will speak regarding resolution 2532 (2020) adopted by the Security Council on 1 July 2020
This is India's eight stint as a non-permanent member in the UN Security Council
Three previous administrations, that of George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, had publicly said that the United States supports India's bid to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council
Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, said democracy in Colombia is deepening through increased political participation and applauded the efforts of the people
New Delhi asserted that terrorism emanating from Syria has spread far even reaching parts of Africa and the humanitarian situation has worsened in the country
India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity, Modi said.
Majority of the 15 members said there should not be any statement or outcome issued after the consultations
Indian envoy to UN Syed Akbaruddin briefed the media following the conclusion of UN Security Council's rare closed door meeting to discuss revocation of Article 370
This comes a day after Pakistan's foreign minister wrote a letter urging the council to urgently convene a session on India's decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir and revoking of Article 370
Kissinger is scheduled to deliver the keynote address to the Leadership Summit of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum in July
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