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As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for the 66th UN General Assembly in New York on September 21, New Delhi’s priorities will be to “continue” India’s efforts for reform of the UN with a view to creating an “equitable system” that is reflective of contemporary realities.
“We feel that unless comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council is undertaken, the process of UN reforms would only be piecemeal and incomplete. We along with the G-4 and other like-minded countries would continue to work proactively, to maintain the momentum for UN Security Council reforms,” Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said here on Saturday.
The alliance of G4, which includes India, is keen on getting permanent membership of the UNSC. The G4 would carry forward the discussions held at the official level in Tokyo sometime ago on the issue of UNSC reforms. There will be a meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders in which there will be a discussion on economic issues.
Singh will be accompanied by a delegation that will include External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and Principal Secretary to the PM TKA Nair. He would be addressing the UNGA on September 24
New Delhi has ruled out any bilateral meeting between US President Barack Obama.
Mathai said the Prime Minister will have bilateral meetings with a number of Heads of Government who will be in New York for the UNGA. “We will also actively engage with UN member states on human rights issues and to strengthen the UN’s humanitarian operations,” he said. Mathai said India will also be actively participating in the UN high-level event on Nuclear Safety and Security which will be held on September 22.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, Krishna will represent India at a series of high-level meetings, including the annual Commonwealth Foreign Ministers’ meetings (Sept 22), BRICS Ministerial Meeting (Sept 23), G77 Foreign Ministers’ meetings (Sept 23), IBSA Ministerial Meeting (Sept 23), meeting with Extended Troika of the Rio Group (Sept 26) and India-Gulf Cooperation Council Political Dialogue (Sept 27).
Asked about Palestinian’s bid for statehood in UNGA, New Delhi iterated its commitment to Palestinian and said New Delhi’ support to the Palestine is well-known and long established. India was first among the non-Arabic nations to recognize Palestinian state and India will support the resolution on Palestine becoming a member of the UN.
“India had recognised the state of Palestine in November, 1988. We will support the membership of Palestine as a state in the UN,” Mathai said.
“We feel that unless comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council is undertaken, the process of UN reforms would only be piecemeal and incomplete. We along with the G-4 and other like-minded countries would continue to work proactively, to maintain the momentum for UN Security Council reforms,” Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said here on Saturday.
The alliance of G4, which includes India, is keen on getting permanent membership of the UNSC. The G4 would carry forward the discussions held at the official level in Tokyo sometime ago on the issue of UNSC reforms. There will be a meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders in which there will be a discussion on economic issues.
Singh will be accompanied by a delegation that will include External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and Principal Secretary to the PM TKA Nair. He would be addressing the UNGA on September 24
New Delhi has ruled out any bilateral meeting between US President Barack Obama.
Mathai said the Prime Minister will have bilateral meetings with a number of Heads of Government who will be in New York for the UNGA. “We will also actively engage with UN member states on human rights issues and to strengthen the UN’s humanitarian operations,” he said. Mathai said India will also be actively participating in the UN high-level event on Nuclear Safety and Security which will be held on September 22.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, Krishna will represent India at a series of high-level meetings, including the annual Commonwealth Foreign Ministers’ meetings (Sept 22), BRICS Ministerial Meeting (Sept 23), G77 Foreign Ministers’ meetings (Sept 23), IBSA Ministerial Meeting (Sept 23), meeting with Extended Troika of the Rio Group (Sept 26) and India-Gulf Cooperation Council Political Dialogue (Sept 27).
Asked about Palestinian’s bid for statehood in UNGA, New Delhi iterated its commitment to Palestinian and said New Delhi’ support to the Palestine is well-known and long established. India was first among the non-Arabic nations to recognize Palestinian state and India will support the resolution on Palestine becoming a member of the UN.
“India had recognised the state of Palestine in November, 1988. We will support the membership of Palestine as a state in the UN,” Mathai said.
