From Reuters today:
The two proposals to revamp the council are:
-- Six new permanent members without veto power: two from Asia, two from Africa, one from Europe and one from the Americas, plus three new nonpermanent members for a two-year term for a total of 24 seats.
Germany, which has made common cause with Japan, Brazil and India for four of the seats, intends to introduce a resolution in the General Assembly for this plan within the next month or so, diplomats said. The contest for Africa's two seats is between Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, which argues that an Arab nation needs a permanent member.
-- The second recommendation is for eight seats in a new class of members, who would serve for four years, subject to renewal. They would include 2 each from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. In addition, this plan foresees one nonpermanent two-year seat for a total of 24.
This proposal is supported by countries which have little chance for permanent membership and oppose leading contenders.
Italy, which does not want to be the only large European country without a permanent council seat, opposes Germany; Pakistan opposes India; and Mexico and Argentina oppose Brazil, a Portuguese-speaking country in a largely Spanish-speaking continent.
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The two proposals to revamp the council are:
-- Six new permanent members without veto power: two from Asia, two from Africa, one from Europe and one from the Americas, plus three new nonpermanent members for a two-year term for a total of 24 seats.
Germany, which has made common cause with Japan, Brazil and India for four of the seats, intends to introduce a resolution in the General Assembly for this plan within the next month or so, diplomats said. The contest for Africa's two seats is between Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, which argues that an Arab nation needs a permanent member.
-- The second recommendation is for eight seats in a new class of members, who would serve for four years, subject to renewal. They would include 2 each from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. In addition, this plan foresees one nonpermanent two-year seat for a total of 24.
This proposal is supported by countries which have little chance for permanent membership and oppose leading contenders.
Italy, which does not want to be the only large European country without a permanent council seat, opposes Germany; Pakistan opposes India; and Mexico and Argentina oppose Brazil, a Portuguese-speaking country in a largely Spanish-speaking continent.
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