Churkin: Ukraine can become a nonpermanent member of the UN security Council in 2016
Ukraine is likely to become a nonpermanent member of the UN security Council resolution in 2016, said in an interview to TV channel " Russia 24 " permanent Commissioner of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin.
" I think it's going to happen. Ukraine have long indicated their interest to become a non-permanent member in the period of 2016-2017 years, " said Churkin.
according to him, there is the following rule in the UN: there are five regional groups (one of them is the Eastern European regional group), for each of these groups is allotted the number of seats. The Eastern European group all the time has one non-permanent seat in the security Council. Currently this place is Lithuania, which in the coming year, leaving SAT.
" In Ukraine contenders for this place no. If other candidates are not there - and I Think that will not occur, then Ukraine without special questions will be on the Assembly 129 votes needed to be elected a non-permanent member. And two years will take the place of a non-permanent member, " said Churkin.
" I hope that our relations with Ukraine will be normalized And we'll quietly cooperating with the Ukrainian delegation in the security Council to help strengthen international peace And Security, " he added.