The G4 countries – Brazil, India, Japan and Germany – on Wednesday shown their disappointment at attempts to derail reforms of the United Nations and called for text-based negotiations within a fixed timeframe to revamp the world body.
The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Arajo, Japan’s Motegi Toshimitsu and Minister of State at German Foreign Office Niels Annen.
The foreign ministers of the G4 countries held a virtual meeting coinciding with the 75th session of the UN General Assembly during which they held extensive discussion on the need for urgent reform of the UNSC as per reports.
“G4 Ministers expressed disappointment at attempts to derail this process and committed to addressing the issue in a meaningful way. And with increased urgency at this 75th anniversary of the UN,” the statement by the external affairs ministry said.
“G4 Ministers expressed their concern at the lack of any meaningful movement forward in the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. And expressed their concern that after two sessions in February and March the IGN was adjourned due to COVID-19. And no further meetings were held thereafter,” according to the statement.
“There is a clear need for an enhanced role of developing countries and of major contributors to United Nations to make Council more legitimate, effective and representative,” the G4 said in the statement.
“Africa needs to be represented in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership of a reformed. And expanded Security Council to correct the historical injustice against this continent with regard to its under-representation,” it added