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US House
resolution to back India's UNSC bid
Monday November 22, 2010 06:57:47 PM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington:
Indicating bipartisan support for India's bid for a permanent UN
Security Council seat, a Republican legislator has introduced a
resolution in the US House of Representatives asking the world
body to take the necessary steps.
Lauding India's commitment to global peace and development of the
South Asian region, the resolution by Florida Congressman Gus
Bilirakis urges the UN to "forthwith take the procedural actions
necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations
to establish India as a permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council".
The resolution, which has been sent to the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs for review, noted that India is the largest
democratic country in the world in which all political views are
freely expressed and respected.
India is the world's second most populous country, with over one
billion citizens residing within its borders and is one of the
largest contributors of troops to UN-mandated peacekeeping
missions, it said.
The resolution also said that India has demonstrated a strong
commitment to global peace and promotion of the peaceful
development of the South Asian region.
(Arun Kumar can
be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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