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Article: China for India's seat in UN Security Council: Pranab
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- The Hindustan Times
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- November 28, 2006
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New Delhi, Nov 28 -- China would be happy to see India succeed in its endeavour to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
"(Chinese) President Hu Jintao reiterated the assurance given by Chinese Premier (Wen Jiabao) to Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) in April last year that China understands and supports India's aspiration to play a bigger role in the UN, including in the Security Council," Mukherjee said.
The clarification on Beijing's stand over India's Security Council ambitions comes nearly a week after Hu ended his four-day visit to India that saw the two countries deciding to resolve ...