Colombia seeks seat on UN Security Council for 2011-2012

[Judi Lynn]

Colombia seeks seat on UN Security Council for 2011-2012
2010-09-25 07:29:26

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Colombia on Friday declared its desire to have a seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2011-2012, representing Latin America and the Caribbean.

"I make explicit today, before this Assembly, my country's aspiration to become a member of the Security Council for the period 2011-2012," Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said while addressing the general debate of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, which opened here on Thursday.

"We do it on the basis of respect for the principles of the UN Charter, and with commitment to provide our full cooperation to the maintenance of international peace and security," he said.

"We are confident that our experience, long and painful, can be very useful to all members of the Organization in matters in which we have developed a strong technical and operational capacity," he said.

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