NEW DELHI: Backing India’s bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today said it is “absurd” to imagine that the world’s largest democracy is yet to become a permanent member of the powerful wing of the world body.
India will soon be the world’s most populous country in the world and “it is really absurd to imagine” that ” it is not a permanent member of UNSC”, he said while addressing a conference organised by an industry body here.
“We must ensure India has a permanent membership of the Security Council. How can you ignore a billion Indians?” Sarkozy wondered.
Proclaiming himself as a “friend of India”, the current Leader of Opposition of France, said there is something “very special” about India and he shares a “deep fascination” for it and said there must be strategic partnership between India and France.
He advocated reforms in the architecture and functioning of global institutions like the G20 and the WTO.
The former French President said he was opposed to the double status of some countries having veto power in the UNSC while others don’t.
France’s partnership with India, he said, can grow stronger if India becomes a permanent member of the UNSC. (AGENCIES)
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