Quartet calls for new members to join Security Council
Quad leaders: US, India, Japan and Australia call for reform of the UN Security Council.
According to RIA Novosti on September 22, in a joint statement after the Quad Summit (QUAD), the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia called for reforming the United Nations Security Council, adding more members to include new permanent countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
“We will reform the United Nations Security Council, recognizing the urgent need to make it more representative, inclusive, transparent, effective, democratic and accountable by expanding the permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council,” the Quad said in a joint statement.
The statement stressed that the expansion of permanent seats must include representation of new countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean on the reformed Security Council.
The Security Council is the permanent body of the United Nations, primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. The Security Council consists of 15 countries: 5 permanent members and 10 temporary members. Permanent members include: Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and France. These are members with veto power.
In addition, the Quartet leaders expressed support for a comprehensive and lasting peace in Ukraine.
The Quartet leaders noted the need for “comprehensive, just and sustainable peace” in Ukraine “in accordance with international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” The Quartet also noted the “negative impact” of the Ukrainian crisis on “food and energy security.” In a statement, the leaders said: “In the context of this conflict, we share the view that the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable.”
In the joint statement, the Quad also mentioned expanding maritime security cooperation, deploying joint coastal protection missions, cyber security, etc.
US President Joe Biden on September 21 welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to a four-way meeting to emphasize the importance of maintaining the "Quad" group.
