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US warns nations seeking UNSC seat on veto
 US officials have warned Japan, India, Germany and Brazil that they will not support their bids to join the UN Security Council unless they agree not to ask for veto power, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing senior diplomats and administration officials. The current five permanent Security Council members - the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia, the victors of World War II - each have veto power in council decisions dating back to the creation of the United Nations in September 1945. Officials in the administration of President George W Bush fear that giving the new members veto power might paralyse the Security Council, the Times reported.
Posted by: Fred 2005-05-16 |
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