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China talks about Japan's indignation over proposals to reform the UN Security Council

Baijiahao: Lavrov surprised Japan at the UN
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Russia "quietly surprised" Japan by proposing to reform the United Nations Security Council (UN). This was reported on September 30 by the Chinese edition of Baijiahao.

"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov personally led the delegation and presented a very tempting proposal to the General Assembly," the article says.

According to the newspaper, during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (GA) in New York, Lavrov proposed to reform the organization's Security Council by increasing the representation of Asian, African and Latin American countries. In addition, Russia supported the applications of Brazil and India for the status of permanent members of the Council.

The publication writes that Lavrov's initiative has caused dissatisfaction with Japan, which is also seeking a permanent seat in the Security Council, but the proposed reform option actually limits Tokyo's ability to take up this position.Газета.Ru ".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on September 17 that Russia supports the idea of reforming the UN Security Council, but this decision requires consensus. When asked by a journalist about the proposal of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres regarding the departure from the realities of 1945, Peskov replied that the Russian government did not consider his wording to be a revision of the results of the Second World War.

On September 17, Guterres called for reforming the UN Security Council, removing the realities of 1945. He stressed that he would consider proposals from France and the United Kingdom to limit the right of veto in cases where massive human rights violations occur.

On August 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and China support the reforms of the UN Security Council. He noted that the countries advocate making the UN Security Council more democratic.

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