BUENOS AIRES, 17 May. (Reuters) - Argentina on Monday stepped up its actions against the aspiration of Brazil to join the Security Council as permanent member of UN, at a time when the two largest South American economies remain a trade dispute. Argentine Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, who is in Rome for a special meeting on the extension of the UN body, made several comments that were interpreted as a campaign against Brazil.
Timerman, in an official note said that "Security Council reform should achieve more democratic representation and there is no new privilege," a phrase that diplomats questioned by Reuters interpreted as directed to Brazil. These comments coincide with the escalation of a trade dispute between the two neighboring nations.
A group of countries opposed to the proposal to expand the Security Council of the UN convened a meeting in Rome to establish a common position against the possibility of allowing the entry of countries such as Germany, Japan and emerging giants like India or Brazil. The five permanent members with veto power in the organ of the UN are the USA, France, Russia, UK and China, a reflection of the global scenario that emerged after World War II.
Brazil, the largest Latin American economy and has become a global player thanks to the rapid growth of its economy and innovative social policies for years has advocated the enlargement of the Security Council of the UN. The South American giant is campaigning to become permanent member of the group that decides on sanctions for war and peace missions.
"No country should think it deserves the eternal right to belong to the Security Council" because that body "is neither democratic or multilateral, Timerman stressed in a message posted on Twitter. The Argentine foreign minister added that, if they overcome the conditions created between winners and losers of World War II, so were the conditions justifying the institution of the veto, according to a Foreign Ministry of Argentina. 
Timerman, in an official note said that "Security Council reform should achieve more democratic representation and there is no new privilege," a phrase that diplomats questioned by Reuters interpreted as directed to Brazil. These comments coincide with the escalation of a trade dispute between the two neighboring nations.
A group of countries opposed to the proposal to expand the Security Council of the UN convened a meeting in Rome to establish a common position against the possibility of allowing the entry of countries such as Germany, Japan and emerging giants like India or Brazil. The five permanent members with veto power in the organ of the UN are the USA, France, Russia, UK and China, a reflection of the global scenario that emerged after World War II.
Brazil, the largest Latin American economy and has become a global player thanks to the rapid growth of its economy and innovative social policies for years has advocated the enlargement of the Security Council of the UN. The South American giant is campaigning to become permanent member of the group that decides on sanctions for war and peace missions.
"No country should think it deserves the eternal right to belong to the Security Council" because that body "is neither democratic or multilateral, Timerman stressed in a message posted on Twitter. The Argentine foreign minister added that, if they overcome the conditions created between winners and losers of World War II, so were the conditions justifying the institution of the veto, according to a Foreign Ministry of Argentina.
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