安保理改革に関する総会討論における山﨑大使ステートメント

 
Thank you, Madam President,
 
Japan fully aligns with Brazil’s statement on behalf of the G4. I will make additional remarks in my national capacity.
 
At the outset, Japan would like to express its support for your decision for the reappointment of Ambassador Albanai and the new appointment of Ambassador Haaren as the IGN Co-Chairs. On the occasion of the 80^th anniversary of the founding of the UN, it is crucial to achieve tangible results during this session. I look forward to working with you and the Co-Chairs towards this end.

Madam President,
 
The primary focus of this IGN session is to develop a consolidated model. To make the Security Council more representative, legitimate, and effective and to reflect the reality of the negotiations, it is essential that the model properly includes the expansion of both permanent and non-permanent categories of membership, which is supported by a majority of the Member States.
 
It should also be emphasized that the expansion of both permanent and non-permanent categories is essential for redressing the historical injustice against Africa. As stated in the G4 statement, Japan reiterates its support for the Common African Position and looks forward to the submission of the African model at the earliest towards the development of a consolidated model during this session.
 
Madam President,
 
A consolidated model must serve as the starting point for future text-based negotiations. For this purpose, while it needs to properly reflect key elements of various models submitted by the Member States and Groups in a balanced and equitable manner, it must also be as succinct as possible, not merely a compilation of submitted models.
 
In this regard, Japan as a member of the G4 reiterates the significant role of the Co-Chairs in initiating such a consolidated model and expresses its strong expectation that this work will be carried out in a fair, balanced and decisive manner.
 
Madam President,
 
It has already been more than a year since our leaders agreed on the urgent need for Security Council reform in the Pact for the Future. The continued failure of Security Council reform is an issue that goes well beyond the Council itself. Given the reality that trust in the UN, which is at the center of multilateralism, has been shaken and the international order is in flux, the reform of the Council is needed not only to strengthen the UN as a whole, but also to maintain the entire international order.
 
As a member of the G4, Japan will continue to play a constructive role in advancing the reform process, actively cooperating with the wider UN membership to move toward our shared goal.
 
I thank you.