Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday used his address at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to make a strong pitch for India and Brazil to be given permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

“The issue of Security Council reform is particularly important. Russia calls for its democratisation exclusively through the expansion of representation from Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support the application of Brazil and India for permanent seats,” Lavrov said.

Lavrov argued that the global balance of power had changed drastically in the 80 years since the UN was founded, and that the current system fails to reflect new realities. “The global majority is loudly asserting its rights. The SCO and BRICS play a special role as mechanisms for coordinating the inter

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