TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - New Zealand has scored a victory over one UN Security Council seat after securing 145 votes in the 193-nation General Assembly on Thursday, beating out Spain and Turkey, who was then lost to Spain.
Prime Minister John Key vowed that New Zealand would be a “small country with a loud voice”, as reported by BBC News.
With these new additions, the new non-permanent members of UN Security Council are New Zealand, Spain, Angola, Malaysia and Venezuela, replacing Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda and South Korea who will step down at the end of this year, The new members will join five other non-permanent members; Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria.
The last time New Zealand won a non-permanent seat at the Security Council was in 1994. John Key pledged that he would cooperate with five permanent members; the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France and Russia.
Winning a seat at the Security Council will provide opportunities for elected countries to solve issues worldwide. At least 15 Security Council seats have the responsibility to maintain peace and stability.
RINDU P. HESTYA | NEWS.COM.AU | BBC NEWS
