Pakistan Opposes Addition Of New Permanent Members To UNSC

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

NEW YORK:  At the United Nations, Pakistan has opposed the addition of new permanent members to the UN Security Council saying it will compound the Council’s inequality and dysfunctionality.

Addressing a meeting of Inter-Governmental Negotiations Framework, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram reiterated Pakistan's principled stance on restructuring the Security Council by expansion in the non-permanent category so that the ideal of a comprehensive reform can be met.

Munir Akram said progress in the reform process can be made only through consultations, mutual accommodation, and innovative compromise not by bullying and coercion.