India And US Discuss UN Security Council Agenda, Agree To Work Closely

Friday, 30 October 2020Newsdesk

India and the US have held wide ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and agreed to work closely given their shared values of democracy, pluralism and rule-based international order, officials in Washington said. Earlier this year, India, along with Mexico and Ireland, was elected a non-permanent member for a two-year term starting January 1, 2021.

New Delhi, 30 October 2020

The consultations between India and the US are reflective of the efforts on the part of the two countries to coordinate on a host of global issues that would come up before the powerful organ of the United Nations next year. Both sides held wide ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and recent developments, the Embassy of India in Washington said in a statement on Thursday. They agreed to work closely together given their shared values of democracy, pluralism and rule-based international order, during India's upcoming term as non-permanent member of the UNSC during 2021-22, it said.

Source -NDTV