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Brazil, Russia propose expanding UN Security Council

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Brazil and Russia propose including developing countries as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, a joint communique issued by Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, said on Friday.

Amorim and Ivanov called for a new and fairer system of multilateral relations based on the UN Charter and expressed theiropposition to the unilateral use of force in international relations.

Ivanov is visiting Brazil which will be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in January.

Cooperation between the two countries will contribute to a stronger UN role in maintaining international peace and security, the ministers said.

The two foreign ministers expressed their concern over the volatile situation in Iraq and urged the transfer of power as soonas possible to the Iraqi people.

Brazil and Russia propose including developing countries as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, a joint communique issued by Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, said on Friday.

Amorim and Ivanov called for a new and fairer system of multilateral relations based on the UN Charter and expressed their opposition to the unilateral use of force in international relations.

Ivanov is visiting Brazil which will be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in January.

Cooperation between the two countries will contribute to a stronger UN role in maintaining international peace and security, the ministers said.

The two foreign ministers expressed their concern over the volatile situation in Iraq and urged the transfer of power as soon as possible to the Iraqi people.

Both countries called for the approval of a new constitution for Iraq and the establishment of a legitimate government through democratic institutions.

Ivanov met Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday night. Ivanov said he and Lula discussed issues of technological exchange, particularly the monitoring of the planet by space satellites and the launching of communication satellites.

During a seminar, "Russian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century," held Friday at the Rio Branco Institute for the Formation of Diplomats in Brasilia, Ivanov stressed the common ground between Russia and Brazil.

He said the two countries shared the same stand in defending the UN as a central organization for the resolution of international conflicts.

"We are allies in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking. Brazil has a balanced position in the crises of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East, where it is possible to help find a solution for the peace plan," said Ivanov.

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