12-03-2004, 07:11 PM
Russia favours India's entry into UNSC without veto
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday fully supported India's entry into the UN Security Council as a permanent member but was not in favour of veto rights to new members.
<b>".....But speaking about the role of veto and other tools present in the UN, we should say that we believe it would be absolutely unacceptable to erode such tools of the UN,"</b> he told a joint press conference with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the two leaders held extensive talks on a host of bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern.
<b>"Because, otherwise, the UN organisation will lose its weight and lose its role changing into some discussion club, some new addition of the league of nations," </b> he said.
He was asked whether Russia would like India to have veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council.
Favouring re-organisation of the UN, including the enlargement of the number of permanent members of the Security Council, Putin said <b>"India is our strategic privileged partner...And speaking from the point of view of geographical representation... India is number one."</b>
He said in the process of negotiations, <b>"we show significant flexibility...We have full understanding, mutual understanding with our Indian partners in this matter."</b>
The Russian leader said "our position is in preserving United Nation's universal character and serving as a tool for the resolution of all the problems of the modern world."
Putin, who is on a three-day visit to India, advocated expansion of the Security Council.
"Beyond any doubt there should be no deterrents in the rights of the members of the Security Council. I think that would have been a destructive approach. We have to show flexibility taking into account the interests of all participants in the process. Thats how I have described to you our position," Putin said. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday fully supported India's entry into the UN Security Council as a permanent member but was not in favour of veto rights to new members.
<b>".....But speaking about the role of veto and other tools present in the UN, we should say that we believe it would be absolutely unacceptable to erode such tools of the UN,"</b> he told a joint press conference with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the two leaders held extensive talks on a host of bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern.
<b>"Because, otherwise, the UN organisation will lose its weight and lose its role changing into some discussion club, some new addition of the league of nations," </b> he said.
He was asked whether Russia would like India to have veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council.
Favouring re-organisation of the UN, including the enlargement of the number of permanent members of the Security Council, Putin said <b>"India is our strategic privileged partner...And speaking from the point of view of geographical representation... India is number one."</b>
He said in the process of negotiations, <b>"we show significant flexibility...We have full understanding, mutual understanding with our Indian partners in this matter."</b>
The Russian leader said "our position is in preserving United Nation's universal character and serving as a tool for the resolution of all the problems of the modern world."
Putin, who is on a three-day visit to India, advocated expansion of the Security Council.
"Beyond any doubt there should be no deterrents in the rights of the members of the Security Council. I think that would have been a destructive approach. We have to show flexibility taking into account the interests of all participants in the process. Thats how I have described to you our position," Putin said. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So much for permanent friends.. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->