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LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES VOW TO SUPPORT TURKEY
-LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN AND ASIAN
COUNTRIES VOW TO SUPPORT TURKEY IN UNSC ELECTION
NEW YORK (A.A) - 15.10.2008 - Latin American, Caribbean and Asian countries pledged to support Turkey at the UN vote for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council, officials said on Tuesday.
Officials, who spoke in condition of anonymity, said that permanent representatives of these countries told Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who is in final lobbying prior to the vote on October 17, that they appreciated Turkey for its foreign policy.
Ambassadors of, especially the Latin American and Caribbean countries, said that Turkey supported their countries at their hard times or times of disasters, stating that now it was their turn to give support to Turkey in the UN vote, officials added.
Turkey is a candidate country for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010 and Babacan holds meetings with permanent representatives of the UN member countries ahead of the vote. 192 countries will join the voting.
Turkey, competing in the Western European and Others Group, has to win votes of 128 votes (or votes of two-thirds of countries joining the voting) to secure a seat at the UN Security Council. Austria and Iceland are the other candidates in this group. Only two countries can become a non-permanent member of the security council for the period of 2009-2010.
The United Nations Security Council is the branch of the UN charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization for military action.
The council has five permanent members, including France, China, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States.
Ten other members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. The members are chosen by regional groups and confirmed by the United Nations General Assembly. The African bloc chooses three members; the Latin America and the Caribbean, Asian, and Western European and Others blocs choose two members each; and the Eastern European bloc chooses one member. Also, one of these members is an Arab country, alternately from the Asian or African bloc.
Austria was a member of the Security Council twice, including the periods 1973-1974 and 1991-1992, however Iceland has never joined the Council.
Turkey was a member of the council in 1951-1952, 1954-1955 and 1961.
COUNTRIES VOW TO SUPPORT TURKEY IN UNSC ELECTION
NEW YORK (A.A) - 15.10.2008 - Latin American, Caribbean and Asian countries pledged to support Turkey at the UN vote for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council, officials said on Tuesday.
Officials, who spoke in condition of anonymity, said that permanent representatives of these countries told Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who is in final lobbying prior to the vote on October 17, that they appreciated Turkey for its foreign policy.
Ambassadors of, especially the Latin American and Caribbean countries, said that Turkey supported their countries at their hard times or times of disasters, stating that now it was their turn to give support to Turkey in the UN vote, officials added.
Turkey is a candidate country for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010 and Babacan holds meetings with permanent representatives of the UN member countries ahead of the vote. 192 countries will join the voting.
Turkey, competing in the Western European and Others Group, has to win votes of 128 votes (or votes of two-thirds of countries joining the voting) to secure a seat at the UN Security Council. Austria and Iceland are the other candidates in this group. Only two countries can become a non-permanent member of the security council for the period of 2009-2010.
The United Nations Security Council is the branch of the UN charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization for military action.
The council has five permanent members, including France, China, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States.
Ten other members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. The members are chosen by regional groups and confirmed by the United Nations General Assembly. The African bloc chooses three members; the Latin America and the Caribbean, Asian, and Western European and Others blocs choose two members each; and the Eastern European bloc chooses one member. Also, one of these members is an Arab country, alternately from the Asian or African bloc.
Austria was a member of the Security Council twice, including the periods 1973-1974 and 1991-1992, however Iceland has never joined the Council.
Turkey was a member of the council in 1951-1952, 1954-1955 and 1961.
