Kuwait reaffirms stance on having Arab seat in Security Council

The State of Kuwait reaffirmed its stance, and that of the Arab Group, in support to the Security Council reform process, including the call to have a permanent Arab seat as part of future expansion to the Council.
The remarks were made by Kuwait's Permanent Delegate to the UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi at UN General Assembly session which focused on discussing government negotiations regarding Security Council reform, stressing that the Arab group position was noted many times in various occasion in the past.
Al-Otaibi added that the international community witnessed rapid mounting challenges, which make it more vital to intensify efforts and activate the role of the UN Security Council to become more capable and effective in the face of these challenges and overcome them through a just representation, with transparent, impartial and credible climate.
The Kuwaiti diplomat noted that the issue of reform to Security Council, including a fair representation in the Council, comes as a fundamental process of comprehensive reform of the United Nations' pillars.
Al-Otaibi said that after more than 20 years of discussions aimed to expand the membership of the Security Council and to improve the methods of work punctuated by a number of initiatives and positions by a number of countries and groups of countries, including the Arab Group, it is now important to push forward reforming the Security Council, especially in the presence of consensus between member states on the principle of change and reform.
He stressed that this does not mean rushing to reach a solution that does not enjoy consensus, adding that what is required is a more effective international organization to perform a role in maintaining international peace and security, which also means that any solution they seek must have the broadest political support as possible in order to preserve the cohesion of the general membership.
In this regard, on behalf of the Arab group, Kuwait renewed that position in this intergovernmental negotiations and issues of reforms to reach an agreement on the expansion and reform of the UN Security Council.
The Arab Group also reaffirmed that the basis for these negotiations is to include all the positions and proposals made by member states during the negotiation process, pointing out that the integration of the positions and proposals of Member States on the expansion and reform of the UN Security Council must be done with the consent of states and groups that were proposed by the respective countries.