15th November 2012, Male'; The Maldives has reiterated its support to the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council, and called for a continuation of deliberations on the matter during the current session.Speaking at the General Assembly during today's debate on Security Council reforms, Ambassador Ahmed Sareer, Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations stated that a reformed Security Council must reflect contemporary geopolitical realities of today's world, and be able to address the myriad of new and rising challenges.
Security Council reforms have been a critical component of wider UN reforms for over twenty years, and have attracted a number of diverse views on how a reformed Council should look like. The Maldives has argued that the categories of permanent membership should be expanded to include India and Japan, and wide-ranging reforms to the Council's working methods. It also stated its belief that the expansion of membership should come from both developing and developed countries, and should be reflective of the diverse membership of the United Nations.
The Maldives welcomed the continuation of the intergovernmental negotiations in the General Assembly on this issue, and expressed its hope that actual negotiations and modalities on a way forward could be agreed upon at the earliest. These negotiations the Maldives stated, should be conducted through a constructive and consultative process that would be transparent and inclusive.
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