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Schroeder: Germany Still Wants UNSC Seat

2005-8-6 8:48:47 CRIENGLISH.com

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Friday that Germany has not given up its hopes for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Related Event: UN Reforms

At a meeting of the Social Democrat Party in the eastern city of Kassel, Schroeder argued that Germany is entitled to a seat because it is the third largest contributor of funding to the world body and "unhesitatingly" provides forces for UN peace missions.

The German campaign for greater influence in the Security Council has also met setbacks at home recently, as the conservative opposition alliance says that they do not see it as a priority.

Schroeder also lashed out at the Christian Democrat Alliance CDU/CSU and the Free Democrat Party (FDP) for not supporting him in the campaign. He said their attitude indicates that they are "incapable of advancing Germany's national interests."

Meanwhile, at Thursday's African Union summit on UN reform, African leaders refused to drop demands for two permanent veto-wielding seats on an enlarged UN Security Council, dealing a major setback for council aspirants Brazil, Germany, India and Japan.

The 53 African votes are vital for UN reforms as an enlargement resolution requires a two-thirds majority in the 191-member General Assembly for adoption and no veto from permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.

(Source: Xinhua)

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