Kampala (Uganda): RussiaThe foreign minister said that his country supports the reform of the United Nations security Council To give a more powerful role to developing countries including African countries.
sergey lavrov After meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, he spoke in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday.
“We have reaffirmed our position when it comes to reforming the UN Security Council,” Lavrov said. “The main problem here is the under-representation of developing states in the Security Council and the only solution to this problem is greater representation of Asian, African and Latin American countries.”
Uganda is the third stop of Lavrov’s tour Africa As Russia tries to break diplomatic isolation over its war Ukraine, Lavrov will end his visit with a visit to Ethiopia, the headquarters of the African Union of 54 countries.
Lavrov spoke with Museveni, a US ally, whose government also maintains friendly relations with Russia.
Uganda is one of 25 African countries that did not vote or did not vote in a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Many countries on the continent of 1.3 billion people have longstanding ties with Moscow, dating back to the Cold War when the Soviet Union supported their anti-colonial struggles.
Museveni said on Tuesday that Russia has been a friend of Uganda for more than 100 years. He said Russia cannot suddenly become an enemy because of its rivalry with the US.
“We want to make our own enemies, not fight other people’s enemies,” Museveni said. “That’s our principle.”
At the start of the war in Ukraine, Museveni and his son, Ugandan infantry commander Lieutenant General Muhuzi Kenerugaba, made public comments widely viewed as sympathetic to Russia.
Russian officials regularly assist Uganda with maintaining military equipment and officials recently awarded a contract to a Russian firm that will install tracking devices in military vehicles to combat violent crime.
In recent months, African leaders have pressed for permanent representation of Africa on the UN Security Council. The issue of reforms in the 15-member council has been debated for decades.
Museveni said earlier this year that the reforms he described as “mistakes”, such as the removal from power of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who fought for nearly 42 years before being pulled out of an insurgency in 2011 ruled and was later captured and executed. ,
The five permanent members of the Security Council reflect the international power structure at the end of World War II: the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain. The council’s 10 other seats are rotated among United Nations members who serve two-year terms.
While there is widespread support for reforming the Council to reflect current global realities, there have been attempts at national and regional rivalry.
The African Union has called for the council to be expanded to 26 members with six additional permanent seats, including two for Africa with veto power and five non-permanent seats for Africa.
sergey lavrov After meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, he spoke in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday.
“We have reaffirmed our position when it comes to reforming the UN Security Council,” Lavrov said. “The main problem here is the under-representation of developing states in the Security Council and the only solution to this problem is greater representation of Asian, African and Latin American countries.”
Uganda is the third stop of Lavrov’s tour Africa As Russia tries to break diplomatic isolation over its war Ukraine, Lavrov will end his visit with a visit to Ethiopia, the headquarters of the African Union of 54 countries.
Lavrov spoke with Museveni, a US ally, whose government also maintains friendly relations with Russia.
Uganda is one of 25 African countries that did not vote or did not vote in a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Many countries on the continent of 1.3 billion people have longstanding ties with Moscow, dating back to the Cold War when the Soviet Union supported their anti-colonial struggles.
Museveni said on Tuesday that Russia has been a friend of Uganda for more than 100 years. He said Russia cannot suddenly become an enemy because of its rivalry with the US.
“We want to make our own enemies, not fight other people’s enemies,” Museveni said. “That’s our principle.”
At the start of the war in Ukraine, Museveni and his son, Ugandan infantry commander Lieutenant General Muhuzi Kenerugaba, made public comments widely viewed as sympathetic to Russia.
Russian officials regularly assist Uganda with maintaining military equipment and officials recently awarded a contract to a Russian firm that will install tracking devices in military vehicles to combat violent crime.
In recent months, African leaders have pressed for permanent representation of Africa on the UN Security Council. The issue of reforms in the 15-member council has been debated for decades.
Museveni said earlier this year that the reforms he described as “mistakes”, such as the removal from power of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who fought for nearly 42 years before being pulled out of an insurgency in 2011 ruled and was later captured and executed. ,
The five permanent members of the Security Council reflect the international power structure at the end of World War II: the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain. The council’s 10 other seats are rotated among United Nations members who serve two-year terms.
While there is widespread support for reforming the Council to reflect current global realities, there have been attempts at national and regional rivalry.
The African Union has called for the council to be expanded to 26 members with six additional permanent seats, including two for Africa with veto power and five non-permanent seats for Africa.