India would preside UNSC in August

NEW YORK: India would be the president of the powerful United Nations Security Council in August and again later next year, most likely in November 2012, during its two-year term.

According to the list of its monthly-rotating presidency released by Security Council, India , regarded as a key emerging political and economic power, would preside over the meetings of this 15-membered body in the month of August.

Lebanon would take over from India the Security Council presidency in September 2011. India’s presidency would be preceded by its key European ally Germany in July.

Rightnow Bosnia Herzegovina is the Security Council president Brazil is scheduled to take over the presidency in the month of February.

Security Council presidency held in turn by its members in the English alphabetic order of their names.

(News Editor- Naushin Fatima Khan)