Australia appointed to UN sanctions committee
8 Jan 2013 8:10 AM IST
Australia has been appointed to chair the UN Security Council committees which determine and monitor the international sanctions regimes against Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Iran.
‘The role, which comes after Australia won a seat on the Security Council last year, is a reflection of Australia’s diplomatic standing on the world stage,’ Foreign Minister Bob Carr was quoted as saying by the ABC news.
Australia will also be vice-chair for the sanctions committees on the Sudan, the Ivory Coast and Lebanon.
‘This is a vote of confidence in Australia,’ Carr said. ‘It shows that the Security Council, including particularly its five permanent members, have got a fair bit of confidence in Australia’s diplomatic pull, and in particular in the area of anti-terrorism,’ he said. Agencies
‘The role, which comes after Australia won a seat on the Security Council last year, is a reflection of Australia’s diplomatic standing on the world stage,’ Foreign Minister Bob Carr was quoted as saying by the ABC news.
Australia will also be vice-chair for the sanctions committees on the Sudan, the Ivory Coast and Lebanon.
‘This is a vote of confidence in Australia,’ Carr said. ‘It shows that the Security Council, including particularly its five permanent members, have got a fair bit of confidence in Australia’s diplomatic pull, and in particular in the area of anti-terrorism,’ he said. Agencies
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