Share:India on Sunday assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, taking over from France. “India has just assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council on Aug. 1. I thank France for all the support they’ve given us during our stint in the Security Council,” T S Tirumurti, India’s ambassador to the UN, said in a video message. “The Security Council will have on its agenda several important meetings, including on Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and the Middle East. “A first in the making… With India as President of @UN Security Council in August, an Indian Prime Minister may perhaps preside, albeit virtually, a Council meeting for 1st time on 9 August 2021,” he said on Twitter.

Source: The Nation August 01, 2021 12:56 UTC