Biden supports expanding UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Washington supports the expansion of the UN Security Council to better represent areas including Africa and Latin America.

"The United States supports increasing the number of both permanent and non-permanent representatives of the council," Biden told the UN General Assembly.

"This includes permanent seats for those nations we've long supported— permanent seats for countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean. The United States is committed to this vital work," he added.

Last month Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country will use its place on the Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world body.

Japan was among five countries elected in June to hold a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2023 and 2024. The others are Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. — Agence France-Presse