UNSC Press Conference

Today the United Nations Security Council is on its second day of working into an attempt to reach a consensus on the topic of Restoring Stability and Pursuing the Reform of the Council. 

Earlier today a press conference was held in the Council’s Headquarters with many international press agencies present. 

Initially, the Peoples’ Republic of China underlined the importance of cooperation between developed and developing countries in order to move forward. They intend to work actively into the achievement of this goal. 

Interesting enough, the United States delegation in the meanwhile underlined that the Chinese clause is “borderline reckless” and it “poisons the current working climate”. “Such exotic ideas do not work” they stated.

Speaking of cooperation and collective work, the German delegation stated that they have been working along with all nations towards the achievement of a consensus, especially with France and China. 

When asked by a colleague regarding how can the veto power go together with democratic values, the Russian representative replied that the veto power is an excellent way to preserve balance, especially in military-related issues. 

The Guardian had the chance to ask the United Kingdom delegations to the Security Council about their role in ensuring fairness and their vision for a new, reformed UNSC. They responded that they envision a Security Council with a raised number of both permanent and non-permanent members. For the UK, the ideal Security Council would consist of twenty-five (25) members.