Article: Africa to seek two permanent seats on UN Security Council

Africa to seek two permanent seats on UN Security Council

SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- African leaders are expected to approve a resolution seeking two permanent seats on an expanded United Nations Security Council, said officials here Sunday.

A draft resolution, hammered out by African foreign ministers, has detailed the continent's common position on the UN reform. It is to be submitted to the two-day African Union (AU) summit due to open in the Libyan seaport city of Sirte on Monday.

According to the draft resolution, the UN Security Council members should be increased from 15 to 26, with six of the 11 new members being permanent ones with veto right and the rest five non- ...

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