India has said, reforms in the United Nations should include expansion of the world body’s permanent and non-permanent members to keep pace with the changing times.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told this to reporters in New York referring to the high-level meeting on UN reforms which was chaired by US President Donald Trump and attended by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Mr Kumar said, India has consistently maintained the same line on the issue.
During the discussion, Mr Trump, once a critic of the UN, also called for reforms in the body. Trump said, he had always seen great potential of the organisation but bureaucracy was stopping it from realising its potential.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that Mr Trump supports UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ reform agenda for the body, and was pleased to join nearly 130 countries to support a big, bold reform to eliminate inefficiency.
