Kuwait backs India for UN Security Council seat

Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN), Tareq AlBanai, has expressed support for India’s membership in the United Nations Security Council. He called India a “main player on the world stage” and stressed that India would be a concern if the expansion of the council takes place.

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While addressing a press briefing on the status of the UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform on Thursday, he recalled his visit to India with his co-chair, Alex Marschik Kuwait and Austria co-chair the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.

On being asked what needs to be ensured that this reform of UNSC takes place, Al-banai responded, “I had the pleasure last year, as I did this with my distinguished co-chair, Axel Marchik, to actually visit India and have a conversation there at the highest level. And the goal of this reformed council must be representative and obviously, India is a main player on the world stage today. But, is a membership of it, is countries, right?”