US to consider backing India's UNSC berth
The United States will consider supporting India for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council after examining a second report on reforming the world body, the US' envoy said Thursday.
Ambassador David Mulford told a press conference that the US administration would take up the issue after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan issued his own report on the issue in March.
"The US Congress reflects various democratic views. And, on this issue the administration will also take into account the views of the US Congress," he said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Mulford's remarks came shortly after a four-member US congressional delegation, currently touring India, expressed support for India being given permanent membership of the Security Council with veto power.
"There are no tiers. If a country is on the Security Council, it will have the same powers as the others," US Republican Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas told a news conference Thursday.
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