TIRANA, June 12/ATA/ On Friday, Albania was elected a non-permanent member of UN Security Council. Deutsche Welle has dedicated an article to this event in Albanian language considering it an extraordinary moment for the country.
“As of January 1, 2022, Albania will sit for two years in a row in one of the fifteen seats of the UN Security Council having the primary responsibility for international peace and security. It will be Albania’s first time serving on the council since its UN membership in 1955. In Friday’s ballot, Albania received 175 votes out of 190,” DW writes.
Albania has been running for a non-permanent member of UN Security Council since 2009, attaching great importance, during the campaign, to bringing to the Security Council the perspective of a small country with a constructive foreign policy and a commitment to multilateralism.
Five key issues of Albania for the next two years are: women, peace and security, the fight against violent extremism, human rights, climate and security, and the Security Council’s working methods. //a.i/
