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15 of October, 19:03

Ukraine became a non-permanent member of the UN security Council resolution
Non-permanent members of the UN security Council resolution for the period of 2016-2017 years on Thursday were elected as Egypt, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay and Japan.
According to the UN Charter valaisiana was held behind closed doors. The results announced by the head of the 70th session of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, reports RIA " Novosti "." Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay members elected by the resolution of the UN security Council for a two year term, beginning January 1, 2016", - has told Lykketoft at the meeting on Thursday.
From 31 December 2015, the Council will leave, respectively, Jordan, Nigeria, Lithuania, Chad and Chile. In the current year non-permanent membership in the security Council claimed five countries: Egypt and Senegal (from the African group), Ukraine (group of Eastern European countries), Uruguay (Latin America), Japan (group of the Asia-Pacific countries). Candidates of these States were approved in advance by the respective regional groups. However, despite the consensus and the lack of competitors for election to the SB they need to get support from at least 2 thirds of ? 129 votes of the members of the General Assembly. 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.

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