US explains to big 5 its support for India in UNSC - Economic Times

WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform.

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WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform. "We've talked to all of our partners in the Security Council, and I'm sure we'll be doing follow-up discussions," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday. WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform. "We've talked to all of our partners in the Security Council, and I'm sure we'll be doing follow-up discussions," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday. "We have reached out and explained the announcement that the president has made today." "We have talked to China about Security Council reform. I just can't say whether we've reached out to China at this point," he said when asked if the US had also talked to China, which is now the only one of the five permanent members not to have endorsed India.

US explains to big 5 its support for India in UNSC - Economic Times