UN must change and reflect contemporary reality: Krishna

Lalit K Jha

New York, Sept 28 (PTI) Noting that the global order
has changed dramatically since the establishment of the United
Nations some 65 years ago, India's External Affairs Minister S
M Krishna has asserted that the world body should also change
and reflect the contemporary reality.

As such there is need for the expansion of the
Permanent and Non-permanent member category of the UN Security
Council, Krishna told press conference hours before he met the
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations
headquarters in New York.

Krishna, who is in New York leading the Indian
delegation to the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly,
said, it is going to be 65 years next year since the
establishment of the United Nations. "The global order has
since changed dramatically," he noted.

"The UN must also change and reflect contemporary
reality. The thrust of my message was therefore the need for
change at the UN. Obviously, in this context I underscored the
need for an expansion of the UNSC both in its permanent and
its non-permanent seats," said the External Affairs Minister.

Briefing journalists after his meeting with the
Pakistani counterpart, Krishna said he also used the
opportunity of his stay in New York to stress the role of the
UN to address urgent problems facing the globe. More PTI LKJ
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