Poroshenko called "core mission" of Ukraine in the UN security Council
The "core mission" of Ukraine's membership in the UN security Council would be " strongly defending the purposes and principles of the UN Charter ", said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in a televised address to the nation. "Significant attention will be paid to the reform of the security Council and to counter abuse of the veto by permanent members of the security Council ", - said Poroshenko, RIA " Novosti ".
Poroshenko also drew attention that the membership in the UN security Council " gives us the opportunity to put aside the desires of Ukraine ". On Thursday Egypt, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay and Sweden were elected as non-permanent members of the UN security Council resolution for the period 2016?2017. Ukraine scored the least votes ? 177 with 14 abstentions. In mid-September, the Verkhovna Rada appealed to the UN officials a petition to Express support for the candidacy of Ukraine for the vote for granting the country the status of a non-permanent member of the security Council of the United Nations." 70-year history of the UN Ukraine three times already justified the confidence of the Organization in the form of a non-permanent member of the security Council, and during the years of restored independence in 2000?2001 ", ? it is reported in the appeal. The security Council includes five permanent (Russia, USA, Britain, France, China) and ten non-permanent members. As stated before the Ukrainian authorities, they hope that Ukraine will become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.