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4 Visegrad countries back India for UNSC permanent seat
The Indian Express··4d ago
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat after their first V4-plus-India ministers meeting. Slovakia's Juraj Blanar said all four agreed India belongs at the table as a permanent member. Talks sat beside the 81st UN General Assembly with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Sides listed trade, technology, defence and education for deeper work.
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What It Means For You
- India gains a public endorsement from four Central European states for a permanent Security Council seat.
- Jaishankar said the format will include annual foreign ministers meetings and an annual business forum.
- Cooperation areas named include mobility, supply chains, research and people-to-people exchanges.
What's Happening
- The meeting took place under Slovakia's presidency of the V4 on Monday.
- The Ministry of External Affairs called it an important step in ministers-level engagement with the group.
- Ministers also discussed reformed multilateralism and Global South challenges.
Who Makes Up the V4
- The Visegrad Group members are Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
- Blanar described India as part of the Global South and an Indo-Pacific power in his remarks.
- ANI said the format builds on India's existing bilateral ties with each of the four countries.
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