Greece backs India's bid for permanent membership in UNSC

Greece advocated reforms in the United Nations and backed India's bid for permanent membership in the Security Council, asserting that New Delhi "cannot be kept out" of one of the most important world bodies.

Foreign Affairs Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said in New Delhi today that his country fully supports India for the membership of the UNSC as a new balance of power is emerging in the world.

The minister noted that the old powers are



declining while a new balance of power is emerging with countries such as India and China.He was responding to a question after delivering a lecture on "Greece as a pillar of stability in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean", an event organised by the Observer Foundation Research and the Embassy of Greece.

The minister said Greece and India could play specific role in stabilisation of the West Asia and also the eastern Mediterranean region.