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• “We are in favour of broadening the representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We support Brazil's and India's candidatures for a permanent seat, and at the same time, I wish to emphasise this: we must satisfy the interests of the African continent,” R...S1
• “We are in favour of broadening the representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We support Brazil's and India's candidatures for a permanent seat,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in his address to the UN General Assembly.S2
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated Moscow’s support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, while opposing the addition of Western countries, particularly Germany and Japan, to the Council’s permanent mem...S3