External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that as a founding member of the United Nations, India has done a lot for the success of the global body and will continue to work strongly in accordance with its goals and the expectations of the member countries.
He was speaking after the release of the commemorative stamp on the completion of 75 years of the United Nations. The postal department also issued postage stamps in 1954, 1985 and 1995 on the ninth, 40th and 50th anniversary of the United Nations respectively.
Jaishankar said, as a founding member of the United Nations, India with its soul worked in formulating the principles of the United Nations and making peace. India has also played an important role in sending peacekeepers for UN peacekeeping missions.
He said, the United Nations did a commendable job as a platform to bring the countries of the world together and fulfill their dreams of a better future for humanity. India looks forward to its eighth term as a temporary member of the UN Security Council. India has been elected as a temporary member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term. His term will start from January 2021.
He said that collectively the world “needs to work together to make this the United Nations which is the best possible United Nations we have”.
Jaishankar, speaking at a New York-based global body’s 75th anniversary stamp release event, said, “Over the past 75 years, the UN has served as a platform for countries in the world to come together.” Roof and dreams and working together towards a better future for mankind. As a founding member of the United Nations, India has invested its heart and soul, at the forefront of maintaining peace by crafting the principles of the UN Charter. “
