Indonesia elected to UN Security Council

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) –The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to elect Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia for a two-year term on the Security Council starting on Jan. 1, 2019. Indonesia drew more votes than the Maldives in the only contested election; the other four candidates ran unopposed. Uncontested candidates still need to win more than two-thirds of the overall General Assembly vote to be elected, reported Jakarta Post. The council is the only UN body that can make legally binding decisions and has the power to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force. Earlier, Indonesian Ambassador to the UN Dian Triansyah Djani said many countries had declared their support for the country’s attempt to become the council’s non-permanent member for the 2019-2020 period.