Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in his address at the UNGA on Saturday, said that Russia supports India’s application for a permanent seat on the Security Council.
Sergey Lavrov said, “…We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Council…” “The issue of Security Council reform is particularly important. Russia calls for its democratisation exclusively through the expansion of the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Council, while at the same time correcting the historical injustice towards Africa within the parameters that have been agreed by the countries of the continent themselves.”
#WATCH | At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says, "…We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats on the Council…"
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Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and EAM Dr S Jaishankar held a meeting on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday.
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Lavrov accused Western nations of ignoring Moscow’s security concerns and continuing NATO’s expansion in violation of earlier assurances. “Neither Europeans realise the gravity of the situation nor are they willing to negotiate honestly. NATO continues to expand right up to our borders, contrary to assurances given to Soviet leaders not to advance a single inch to the east,” he said.
The Russian foreign minister also rejected claims by some Eastern European countries that Moscow was violating their airspace with jets and drones. “Russia is being accused of planning to attack the North Atlantic Alliance and European Union countries. President Putin has repeatedly debunked these provocations, Russia does not have and does not have any such intentions,” he said. “However, any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response. Let there be no doubt about this in NATO and the EU.”
