NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday advocated for a permanent seat for India in the United Nations Security council.Lavrov, while addressing the UNGA annual summit, said that the current balance of the world is radically different from 80 years ago when UN was established.Here are the top quotes from his address.
- The global majority is loudly asserting its rights. The Shanghai Corporation Organization and the Brics play a special role as mechanisms for coordinating the interests of the global south and east.
- These new realities are not being adequately reflected in our organizational framework.
- The issue of security council’s reform is particularly important. Russia calls for its democratisation exclusively through the expansion of representation from Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support the application of Brazil and India permanent seats on the council.
- Russia is being accused of almost planning to attack the North Atlantic alliance and the European Union countries.
- Russia has never had and does not have any such intentions. However, any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response.
