New Delhi: India assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council on August 1^st. India assumes the UNSC Presidency in New York in US from the France.

This is tenth time for India assuming the rotating Presidency of UNSC. Previously India took charge as UNSC Presidency in June 1950, September 1967, December 1972, October 1977, February 1985, October 1991, December 1992, August 2011, and November 2012.

India’s Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) begins in August, our Independence Day month; at a time when we are set to mark our
🇮🇳 75th Independence Day.

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India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, said in a video message straight from the Security Council that it has several important items on its agenda for the world body’s functioning under this period, especially those focusing on areas of its core interests.

During India’s tenure in UNSC Presidency in August, India is organising three high level signature meetings, focusing on our priority areas: maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism. India will also be organising a solemn event in the memory of peacekeepers, he said.

The Council plans several important meetings, including those with representatives of Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and other countries of the middle-east. I’m confident that India’s Presidency will contribute to strengthening international peace and security further, he said.

French Ambassador in New Delhi, Emmanuel Lenain expressed his happiness that India assuming the rotation Presidency from France. In a tweet he said that we are committed to working with India on strategic issues as maritime security, peacekeeping & counter-terrorism, and upholding a rules-based, multilateral system to face today’s many ongoing crises.