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Singapore supports India’s bid for UNSC seat
NEW DELHI - Singapore supports India’s candidature for the UN Security Council (UNSC), but is opposed to enlarging the veto power, saying that would paralyse decision making, news reports said on Thursday. “Singapore supports India’s bid for a permanent seat in the UNSC”, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is on a three-day visit to India, said Thursday, according to PTI newsagency. ”India is a natural candidate, given its size, the population it represents, its growing influence and linkages internationally,” he said.

However, he added, “We should not end up having a situation where we have many vetoes in the UNSC. This will paralyse the decision making process at the UN and undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the institution.”
Not like it could get worse.
The Singapore premier was addressing a business meeting after India and Singapore firmed up a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, on Wednesday

India, along with Germany, Brazil and Japan (called the G4) are making a determined bid for permanent seats at the UNSC. The four countries, however, are willing to withhold their right of veto for fifteen years.

Loong, who is hopeful that the India-Singapore economic pact will deepen bilateral relations, also expressed strong support for expansion of the East Asia Summit. He said the Association for South East Asian nations (ASEAN) has decided that the summit should include not only the members of the South East Asian bloc but also India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia.
Posted by: Steve White 2005-07-01
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