Germany in the UN Security Council

Interview with Henning Riecke
15.07.2008 | Deutsche Welle TV, Tagesthema

Should Germany continue to seek a permanent seat in the UN Security Council? Yes, said Dr. Henning Riecke in the "Tagesthema" of the Deutschen Welle TV, on the occasion of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's visit to Berlin. The expansion of the Security Council is part of a reform of the UN as a whole, clearly in Germany's interest. German foreign policy can well create influence in multilateral institutions. To be sure, the outlook for this is still bleak: Italy is working against the German accession, permanent member China against that of Japan, plus there is no African candidate yet. Germany is right to keep the topic on the agenda and to make compromise proposals, but should underline its claim by taking over responsibility in stabilizing international order.

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