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�India�s priority at UNSC is to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation�

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

A day after India was elected to the UN Security Council as non-permanent member with an overwhelming majority for a two-year term starting January 1, 2021, the government said enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation will be one of its main priorities.
�India will work to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation, which will be one of the priorities during its membership of UN Security Council during 2021-22�, said Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
�India will also work to improve and depoliticise the system of sanctioning terrorists,� he said.
Swarup said India�s performance at the UNSC in the next two years would reaffirm its credentials to be a permanent member of the council.
�Our presence on the Security Council and our performance there over the next 2 years will underscore the value that a country like India brings to the table and reaffirm our credentials to be a permanent member of UNSC,� the secretary said.
It will be India�s eighth two-year term. India�s election as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, underlined the goodwill the country has in the world body, Swarup said.
�It demonstrates the goodwill India enjoys at the UN and the confidence the international community has reposed in India�s capability to contribute to the work of the council.�