MEA S Jaishankar urges BRIC the need to reform the UN Security Council

India once again stressed the need to reform the United Nations and called for an expansion of the Security Council in dealing with grave global challenges.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urged full support of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to reflect contemporary global realities and the feelings of millions of people in the world.

Mr Jaishankar made the comments during a virtual meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers convened by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on September 4.

India, Japan, Germany and Brazil (G4) are eyeing a permanent seat at the UNSC, which currently has only five veto-wielding powers- United States, Russia, Britain, France and China.

Jaishankar also called for reformed multilateralism including the restructuring of international bodies like the World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organisation.

The EAM thanked his Russian counterpart for convening the meeting and highlighted that in the wake of several challenges in economic, political and social/ health fields, BRICS has an important to play.

He also raised the issue of terrorism, in situation in Afganistan and West Asia, and called for enhanced BRICS operation in countering terror.