Pakistan opposes creation of new permanent seats at UNSC

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Permanent representative of Pakistan at the United Nations Masood Khan said that Pakistan opposes the creation new permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

“We are against the creation of permanent seats and new centers of privilege,” said Khan.

Speaking at the United Nations Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council Reform, Pakistani envoy said that the G-4 countries, namely Brazil, India, Germany and Japan, are the real minority, four countries, no more no less. The G-4 wants all the other countries to support their exaltation to the Council as permanent members, as they think that they are now akin to the existing P-5.

The envoy said that the G-4 thinks that “they are now rich and powerful and therefore would want to join the rich countries’ elite club”.

He further alleges that, “by entering into the Council as permanent members, they also want to qualify for unwritten advantages and privileges such as overrepresentation in UN bodies, Specialised Agencies and the Secretariat.”

Accusing the G-4 for pursuing their national interests not representing the Uniting for Consensus (UfC), the envoy said that the G-4 countries are monopolizing the discourse in many forums, including this one, and creating the illusion that they are speaking on behalf of the majority or the largely disenfranchised developing countries.

“Their minority interests have been moved to the center stage and are now being peddled as majority positions,” said Khan.

Supporting the UfC’s Italy-Colombia proposal, the envoy said, “The only way to move forward is to explore a compromise solution that reflects the interests of all member states.”

The UfC’s proposal is designed to aggregate the interests of all states – small, medium-sized and large – the entire family, not the privileged few, added Khan.

Elaborating the proposal, he said that it would increase non-permanent seats; and will create long-term seats in the Council for 3 to 5 years or six years maximum through immediate re-election of the 2-year term seats.

Pakistan opposes creation of new permanent seats at UNSC – The Express Tribune

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Delaying the inevitable.10 yrs-20-yrs-30 yrs it's gonna happen .Only solution is not to impede others but become economically powerful urself and then stake a similar claim for ursleves.

 

[Kompromat]

One seat for 1.8 Billion Muslims please. We are sick and tired of not having a say in a chamber that decides which Muslim nation to bomb next.

 

[Khan_patriot]

One seat for 1.8 Billion Muslims please. We are sick and tired of not having a say in a chamber that decides which Muslim nation to bomb next.

Sad we are not a single united country, otherwise we may very well have been in the UNSC.....

 

[Raphael]

Expanding the UNSC requires the broad consent of the international community. Until the objections of the Coffee Club have been answered, it's simply a path that we cannot tread down. In the meantime, I support the creation of more elected seats that have no veto power. The UNSC needs more representation from the rest of the world, not just from 4 upstarts who want to leapfrog their brothers and sisters in the international community and throw them under the bus.

 

[Peshwa]

One seat for 1.8 Billion Muslims please. We are sick and tired of not having a say in a chamber that decides which Muslim nation to bomb next.

That kinda works against the muslims...
If representation based on religion is to be made, then Israel and India both should get a permanent seat...
Say bye bye to Kashmir and Palestine forever then...which mind you we are ok with...especially given that Muslims are probably the least unified people...

 

[Secret Service]

One seat for 1.8 Billion Muslims please. We are sick and tired of not having a say in a chamber that decides which Muslim nation to bomb next.

all we need is to revive the concept of Muslim ummah.

 

[Trev]

One seat for 1.8 Billion Muslims please. We are sick and tired of not having a say in a chamber that decides which Muslim nation to bomb next.

Why just Muslims?

 

[banvanaxl]

No Army can stop an Idea whose Time has come.-Victor Hugo

 

[Bilal.]

No more undemocratic permanent seat in UNSC. That's a principled stand.

 

[Kompromat]

Why just Muslims?

I only care about my folk. Others should raise their voice too.

 

[Secret Service]

dream will remian a dream ...no chance

 

[he-man]

As if its gonna stop india's bid at unsc.

 

[MilSpec]

UNSC or No UNSC, it shouldn't really affect India..

 

[Contrarian]

The usual. Pakistan opposes anything that would benefit India.

In the end, its literally inevitable..India will be on UNSC.