Egypt’s el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa’s larger role
El-Sissi highlighted Africa's demographic and economic weight and the African Union's demand for two permanent U.N. Security Council seats with veto power since 2005.
- Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reiterated calls for structural reforms in the UN Security Council to grant Africa a larger role in global decisions.
- The African Union has demanded two permanent seats with veto powers in the Security Council since 2005, arguing reforms would contribute to peace and stability on the continent.
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia remains committed to cooperating with African states in strengthening their national sovereignty and unlocking their potential.
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Egypt's President al-Sisi has called for greater influence on Africa in the UN Security Council.
Egyptian leader seeks new UN role for Africa
CAIRO — Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday reiterated calls for structural changes in the U.N Security Council to give Africa a larger role in shaping global decisions.
Egypt's el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa's larger role
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has called for changes in the U.N. Security Council to give Africa a bigger role in global decisions.
"Africa's voice should be present and influential in global decision-making given the continent's human, economic, political and demographic weight," El Sisi said.
The President of Egypt, Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi, asked for structural changes in the United Nations Security Council to give Africa a greater role in global decision-making. "The voice of Africa should be present and influential in the decision-making of global decisions, given the human, economic, political and demographic weight of the continent," he said when he asked for a world order "more pluralist", and extending the appeal to internat…
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