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Second, Security Council expansion requires amendment of the Charter.  Under Article 108 of the Charter, expansion of the Security Council requires lengthy constitutional processes in many nations, including my own.  In our system, for example, the support of two-thirds of the United States Senate is needed to pass an amendment to a treaty.  We need to prepare the way carefully to ensure that whatever we vote for in this body will gain the requisite support of member states required by the Charter during the ratification process.  A vote to lock in a particular mode of Security Council expansion at this stage would interfere with our ability to shape a proposal later that would stand a reasonable chance of securing the requisite ratifications from member state legislatures.  In this regard, I would note that this is not a partisan issue in my country or in many others.  Whether Democrats or Republicans, American senators -- like officials of our Executive Branch -- will be lookin ... [Read More]

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