Jaishankar attends joint ministerial meeting of L.69 and C-10 groupings of Nations

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the first-ever Joint Ministerial Meeting of the L.69 and C-10 groupings of nations on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Remarks by Jaishankar

First ever summit

• Encouraged by the first-ever Joint Ministerial Meeting of L.69 and C-10 groupings of nations.

Need of reform at UNSC

• The pressing need of comprehensive reform of UNSC (United Nations Security Council) membership in both permanent and non-permanent categories.

Negotiation Process

• Called for Text-Based Negotiations within the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) process, aiming for concrete results within a fixed timeframe.

Greater Participation

• The necessity of greater representation of the Global South, particularly underrepresented regions like Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean, in both the permanent and non-permanent categories.

Support

• The ministers expressed their backing for continued dialogue on the representation of cross-regional groups, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

About C10

• The Committee of Ten (C10) is a group of African countries that is part of the African Union (AU).
• The Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (C10), dedicated to advancing Education, Science, and Technology,
• C10 plays a crucial role in promoting education, science, technology, and innovation as key elements in achieving the vision of “the Africa We Want,” as outlined in Agenda 2063.

What is L69?

• It consists of 32 developing nations (including India) from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (Small Island Developing States).
• It firmly stands for expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership of UNSC to better reflect contemporary world realities, and achieve a more accountable, representative, transparent and relevant Security Council.
• It derives its name from the draft document number “L.69”, tabled in 2007-08, which led to the initiation of the Intergovernmental Negotiation (IGN) process.