It has not yet been decided whether he will do so “publicly” or “during his talks with (United Nations) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and others,” the White House national security adviser said.
Joe Biden will raise today before the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations the question of reforming the Security Council, a battle tank of the Americans after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his top adviser on diplomatic issues said yesterday.
The US president “will speak seriously about the issue of Security Council reform in New York,” according to Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, who spoke during a press conference on the eve of Mr. Biden before the General Assembly.
It has not yet been decided whether he will do so “publicly” or “during his talks with (United Nations) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and others,” he added, adding that it was “very likely” Mr. Biden would to take a public position on the issue.
The question of reforming the Security Council returns to the debate whenever a major international crisis breaks out, especially if any of its five permanent member states (the US, Russia, China, Britain, France) use their veto power to prevent decision-making by the United Nations’ top body.
The way Moscow has been using its own veto since the start of the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Washington to now openly advocate expanding the SA.
Joe Biden will also make “major new announcements about how the US will invest in fighting food insecurity,” the White House national security adviser announced.
More broadly, the US president will try to rally as many states as possible to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as emerging countries are increasingly distancing themselves from Russia.
“What he will emphasize with regard to Ukraine will be the fundamental principle at the heart of the United Nations charter that no country can conquer its neighbors by force,” Jake Sullivan said.
“Each state, whether democratic or authoritarian, has ratified the principles of the United Nations Charter (…). This is a way to address all the countries gathered in this room, including the countries that have recently expressed more concern and distanced themselves from Russia,” he added.
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