Pak to bid for non-permanent UNSC seat next year

[JamesBond]

Pak to bid for non-permanent UNSC seat next year​

Pakistan will try for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council next year and hopes to get India's support for its bid, the country's top diplomat to the world body has said. "... next year we're trying for a Security Council seat (from the Asian region) and I believe that the Indians have
said that they will support us there," Abdullah Hussain Haroon said.

He also wished India well for its two-year tenure as a non-permanent UNSC member, beginning from January 2011.

Pakistan had supported India in the recent election for non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council.

Haroon pointed out that Pakistan's support for India was rooted in the Asian Group's efforts to keep a united front.

"A year ago a couple of us met and said let's get the Asian Group working... all other groups had unanimous candidates...Asia always have a fight," the Pakistani envoy said.

"As far as the Asian Group is concerned this was an important act of faith... and we had to see it that way," he added.

On whether Pakistan would support India's bid for a permanent UNSC seat, Haroon gave a guarded response, saying "I think these things go one after another...let's see where the world takes us."

Three countries bidding for a permanent seat -- India, Brazil and Germany -- will be on the Council as non-permanent members for the next two years, and India is hoping that the change will come in the next two years when it will be already on the Council.

Pointing out that there were already two European nations in the Permanent Five of US, UK, Russia, China and France --and one more permanent seat may open up for Europe, Haroon said that Asia needs to vie for more permanent UNSC seats, instead of just the one spot that India is contending for.

"I am in favour of Asia getting more seats," he said.

India would share the table for one year with Pakistan if Islamabad is elected with a two-third majority in the General Assembly polls for non-permanent UNSC seats in October 2011.

India, which has been on the Council six times before, had earlier shared the table with Pakistan in 1968, 1977 and 1984.

Pak to bid for non-permanent UNSC seat next year - Hindustan Times

 

[prototype]

No problem guys,we will vote for u

 

[JamesBond]

^^ Why would we?

It will not be wise for our interests to have both India Pak bicker about kashmir at the international stage.

Though we might vote when we are out of there but no point in having 'both' of india and pak at an international stage at the same time.

Not in our interest. Plain and simple.

 

[Awesome]

India won't vote for Pakistan in kind.

 

[prototype]

^^ Because they also voted for us,i think for the first time

 

[INDIAN007]

^^ Why would we?

Bcoz pak did same for us this time....as said by SM KRISHNA

 

[mjnaushad]

No problem guys,we will vote for u

Thanks.....

But i think official policy is quite different....

Like Indian Govt and Media tried its best to take World cup out of Pakistan, Then we know how media played in recent cricket events....And Pakistan criticized western to be over reacting on CWG.

We supported India for UN seat....But i dont think we'll get teh same response in return.

 

[JamesBond]

But i dont think we'll get teh same response in return.

You will and you should...once India is outta there.

 

[Awesome]

The fact that India will not vote for Pakistan does not reflect poorly on them, it reflects poorly on our leaders

 

[Awesome]

Jzaib, what you're doing is borderline bigotry. Cut it out. No need to drag religion in here.

 

[prototype]

Pakistan coming to the Security council is not going to hurt as specifically at a time when we ourselves r in security council,so i dont think their is any reason thet we will not vote for Pakistan

 

[JamesBond]

That's not right Asim, i hink India will and should reciprocate Pakistan's gesture.

My only point is, not as long as India is there. After that, yes...we should and we will.

 

[JamesBond]

Pakistan coming to the Security council is not going to hurt as specifically at a time when we ourselves r in security council,so i dont think their is any reason thet we will not vote for Pakistan

I wouldn't want India-Pak bickering over kashmir on a daily basis and that too at an international stage. Get my point.

 

[Spring Onion]

^^ Why would we?

It will not be wise for our interests to have both India Pak bicker about kashmir at the international stage.

Though we might vote when we are out of there but no point in having 'both' of india and pak at an international stage at the same time.

Not in our interest. Plain and simple.

Yes we know Chunkya wisdom wont allow that to happen.

Pakistan voted for India for getting non-per UNSC seat NOW its not necessary that bhartis will vote for us. We know the snake-like wisdom of our rivals

 

[Awesome]

That's not right Asim, i hink India will and should reciprocate Pakistan's gesture.

My only point is, not as long as India is there. After that, yes...we should and we will.

India has never been much of a 'reciprocater'. It decides solidly based upon its own national interests.

Pakistan is led by personalities. The current dude, is big upon making international friends and showing his "bara pan". Giving India Pakistan's vote for the UN, will look to the world that Pakistan is not serious about its claims that India is violating the UNSC resolutions. Also it would be seen negatively in Kashmir. It was done, to put it simply, "aiwai".

India will not do things, "aiwai".