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As India
joins UNSC, Obama underscores key role
Tuesday December 14, 2010 08:53:37 PM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington: US
President Barack Obama has underlined the key role of the UN
Security Council, which India is set to join as a non-permanent
member in the New Year, in supporting peace, security and
development around the world.
Congratulating the new members, including India, Obama underscored
the importance of the United Nations and the Security Council to
the United States as he joined a White House meeting of the envoys
with National Security Adviser Tom Donilon Monday.
India's permanent representative Hardeep Puri was among the envoys
who attended the meeting of 15 current Security Council members as
also five newly elected-members whose two-year term begins in
January, according to a White House readout of the meeting.
US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice, who holds the presidency of
the Security Council for December, had convened a day-long series
of meetings for the envoys with the US lawmakers and top State
Department officials.
Obama stressed the importance of the Security Council remaining
united in urging all parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
on Sudan to abide by their commitments, particularly in light of
the upcoming referendum scheduled for January, the White House
said.
The president also underscored the importance of continued
Security Council support for non-proliferation, building on the
strong work that has been done to hold North Korea and Iran
accountable for their failure to live up to their obligations, it
said.
Obama also noted the broader role that the Security Council has in
supporting peace, security and development around the world.
"The president then led a discussion that covered a wide range of
issues facing the Council, including nuclear non-proliferation,
the Middle East, Haiti, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, North Korea and our
shared efforts to combat terrorism," the White House said.
(Arun Kumar can
be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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