Japan welcomes UNSC move to increase permanent members
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Top Japanese officials on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations&#39; proposal to increase the number of UN Security Council permanent members, as the move is favorable to Tokyo&#39;s ambition to become a member country.
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With one of the best-equipped militaries in Asia and the world's second largest economy, Japan spreads its wealth around the world generously with foreign aid. Tokyo now says there's a perfect way to acknowledge that clout &#151; by giving it a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 -- The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members on Monday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top...
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Four nations have announced their intention to support each others&#39; candidacies as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in an attempt to make the UN&#39;s executive body more representative and legitimate.
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Urdu TImes(News) Germany and Japan, which are both seeking UN Security Council seats, said Thursday that any new permanent members of the world body must have the same veto power as the current Big Five.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15: Japan, Argentina, Denmark, Greece and Tanzania were elected non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council by the UN General Assembly on Friday for two years.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council's five permanent members yesterday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely that he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top diplomat.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he hopes to win over China and other Asian nations which are hesitant about Tokyo's bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have called for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council through the creation of eight non-permanent seats for four-year renewable terms rather than through the addition of new permanent members.
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The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution that expands the organization&#39;s fight against terrorism by urging the United Nations&#39; 191 member
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The current pressing task for Japan should be to work harder to qualify itself for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council but not to hurriedly squeeze the country into the body, said a Xinhua News Agency commentary.
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The UN has chosen Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania as the five states to become non-permanent members of the Security Council next year.
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The US ambassador said Tuesday that Japan should have veto rights if it joins an enlarged UN Security Council, the first time a top US official has supported giving another country full powers in the world ...
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NEW YORK-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s zeal for reforming the United Nations Security Council and winning Japan a permanent seat has met with only a lukewarm response from US President George W. Bush.
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Egypt's regional and international clout qualify it for a permanent seat on an expanded U.N. Security Council, Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday.
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South Korea welcomed on Sunday the  North&#39;s invitation for a visit by a United Nations nuclear  watchdog delegation, which could be a first step in Pyongyang&#39;s  nuclear disarmament.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pitched Japan's bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat to world leaders, calling it just reward for Tokyo's contributions to global peace and security.