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India took over the rotating United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidency to hosting signature events related to maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism during August month.
Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti thanked the France Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere. Tirumurti tweeted, “Thank you Ambassador @NDeRiviere, PR of France for steering the UN #SecurityCouncil for the month of July. India takes over the Presidency for August.”
France in turn expressed desire to commitment for working with India on strategic issues as maritime security, peacekeeping, and counter-terrorism. “Delighted that India is today taking over #UNSC presidency from France. We are committed to working with India on strategic issues as maritime security, peacekeeping, and counter-terrorism, and upholding a rules-based, multilateral system to face today`s many ongoing crises,” Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain tweeted.
This is India`s first presidency in the UNSC during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. The two-year tenure of India as a non-permanent member of the UNSC had began on January 1 this year.
During the presidency of the powerful 15-nation UN body, India said it will be focusing on maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism.
This is India’s eighth tenure in the UNSC. The first working day of India’s presidency is on Monday, August 2 when Tirumurti will hold a hybrid briefing in the UN headquarters on the Council’s programme of work for the month.
Tirumurti said in the last seven months of India’s tenure in the Council, “we have taken a principled and forward-looking position on various issues. We have been unafraid of shouldering responsibilities.
