UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for an expansion of the United Nations Security Council, backing India's bid for a permanent membership of the UN body, along with Brazil, Germany and Japan.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of weaponising energy and food. He said countries need to support Ukraine as well as back the sustainable development goals (SDG) and global development, calling it the only responsible choice."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (local time) accused the West of selectively turning to principles of the UN Charter on a case-by-case basis based on their "parochial geopolitical needs."
He said, “Russia continues to engage in reckless nuclear rattling, announcing that it's stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus. And continuing to use Europe's biggest nuclear power plant and its employees as a shield for its aggression, risking catastrophic consequences.”
France has “utterly condemned” the ongoing conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and held Azerbaijan “solely responsible” for the launch of a military operation.
Brazil’s left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while delivering the first country address at the United Nations General Assembly 2023 called for "outrage" against global inequality amid war, climate change, debt, energy and food crises, poverty and famine, Al Jazeera reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Moscow wants to develop “equal and fair cooperation” with North Korea despite sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the UN Security Council, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during their bilateral meeting, reaffirmed their commitment to bolster the Brazil-India Strategic Partnership.
In an endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said his nation would be “proud” if a country like India became a full member of the UNSC.
US President Joe Biden, during his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, ahead of the G20 summit, reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member.