China on Wednesday said that there should be a “package solution” to the matter of granting India permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council, PTI reported. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s comments came after the two countries on Tuesday held bilateral consultations on matters related to the UN top body.
Wenbin said that China’s principled position on India’s inclusion as a permanent member was that it supported increase in representation of developing countries in the UN Security Council, PTI reported.
“China supports UNSC reforms in a manner that increases the authority and efficacy of the UNSC, increases the representation and voice of developing countries so that small and medium-sized countries have a greater opportunity to participate in the decision making of the UNSC,” he said. “It should be done through the widest possible democratic consultation and seek a package solution that takes into account the interests and concerns of all parties.”
China is one of the five permanent members of the UNSC and has been using its veto power to block India’s efforts to become a permanent member of the body. The other four permanent members – United States, United Kingdom, France and Russia – have expressed their backing for New Delhi’s membership.
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