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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet has said he is “deeply grateful” for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
“Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the @UN Security Council. India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the @UN Security Council. India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2020
With a comfortable victory of 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, India was elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the 15 members UNSC for the 2021-22 term.
The Prime Minister said that India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity.
The UN General Assembly held elections for the President of the 75th session of the Assembly, five non-permanent members of the Security Council and members of the Economic and Social Council on Wednesday (June 17, 2020), amid special voting arrangements in place at the UN Headquarters in strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols.
