Russia will cooperate with the new members of the UN Security Council – Russian newspaper

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia is ready for constructive cooperation with all the newly elected members of the UN Security Council, including Ukraine. This is stated in the commentary department at the election of new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. They were Egypt, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay, Japan.

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“We hope that by participating in the work of this body with primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, these countries will actively contribute to the consolidation of the central role of the UN in world affairs, improving its efficiency and credibility in implementation of the global agenda, to advocate for political and diplomatic settlement of crisis situations on the basis of strict compliance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, “- said in a statement the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In turn, chairman of the Federation Council international affairs Konstantin Kosachev said that the election of the Ukrainian member of the UN Security Council, “there is no event – the usual rotation according to the order”.

“And the more there is no diplomatic or politic victory for Ukraine, as it is now trying imagine Kiev “, – he said, and explained that triumphant Kiev” designed, they say, to the uninitiated, with which tries to make its population higher leadership of Ukraine “.

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Kosachev noted that Ukraine, which was elected to the UN Security Council on a whole group of countries, and is the only non-alternative candidate from the East Europe.

“Will the Ukrainian diplomacy that test of political maturity – we’ll see. But there is a very, very serious doubts “, – said Russian senator. He concluded.

Recall that the permanent members of the UN Security Council with veto power are the US, Russia, France, China and the United Kingdom. The ten temporary members the Security Council shall be elected for two years – five each year.

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