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October 18, 2012 21:52
New non-permanent members of UN Security Council elected
NEW YORK. Oct 18 (Interfax) - The UN General Assembly elected Rwanda, Argentina, Australia, South Korea and Luxembourg as new non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2013 and 2014.
The Security Council includes 15 member states - five permanent and 10 non-permanent. The non-permanent membership is rotated, with the General Assembly yearly electing five new member states for two-year terms.
Candidate non-permanent members are nominated by so-called regional groups.
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