PÊRMANENT'*'*CS=*,O''" ffi . PAKÍSTAN MISSION TO T}IE UNIIED NANONS PAKÍ$IAJ\¡ HOUSE I F-ASî 65¡x SïÊEFÌ NEW YORK, N.Y. IOO2l No, SC-l/l làtll 5 March 20lr) Excellency, I rvish intergovern¡nentar negotiations on th.e security councit reform. to l'efer to your letter datecl 5 February 20 l0 re¡¡ardin¡g it more democratic, inclusive, õquítably accountable. Plltistan strpports a cotnprehensive reform of the Security council to make: representative, transpatent, ef:fectir¡e, and fol lorvi ng principles We stross that the next phase of negotiations should be guidecl by : the, ' r r iirst. tlte sovercign equality of all Mernber States should Security Councíl refornr process. be respected in the Second, tho equítable. geographical disfribution should addressing the hisrorical i'iuitiôe with cerfain ..glon.. be cnsurecl by membership i.s earned as a priv'egecr responsd,.nry and not permanent dght. lcnds legitimacy to the reform of the Securiry Council. it *' rþfru elections in the Security Council make it accourrtaile and accessible .,vhere accoutttability to the rnember¡hip. The presewation of democratic-r"io.ipr* Third, the reforrn. process should strengthen, and not rveaken. ',. dernocraric underyirrnings of rhe Se.uiíry órrir"if eit.il; the irs gr;i*,i ,* ^ r r Fourfh' the interests of all Momber states and regional and other groupiugs, particularly those which have been traditionailirnã*"rrpr.runtãa, fiour¿ be acçommodatecl to increase the acceptance of the refonn procoss. Fifth- the opportunity for Mernber states to serue on the security council ¡ilust be enhanced, particularly for. groups ilo* n**n tradÍtionally undor-represcnted, such as sm¿l and Ãrediu,n itur*r-und ,Africa. ;hú r r r Sixth, there should not be any artificial deadline. Seventh, thc decision on th.e Security Council refbnn should be taken by consen$us. Eighth, this should be a Mernbcr States driven prooess. have the honour to enclose tho 2005 UfC docur¡enf N591L.68 on the reform of the Security Councíl as our original position. Like Mexico and ()anada, I request you to reflect Pakistan's position in the draft text you ars prepæing. I As our position is open to a ncgotiated solution, Pakistan also supports tho oornpromise proposal containecl in Colornbia and Italy paper (docurnen.t A/64ICRP.1), wttich was part of attachments of your letter of 5 February 2010, æsure you of my full cooperation in achieving the çomrnon objrlctive reforming the Security Council through transparent process of negotiations. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of rny highest consideration. ¡ I of (Abdullah l{ussain Haro o9)-¿" -' Ämb assad or & P erman eÇRdp-resentat ive .{ H.E. M.r. Zahir Tanin, Ambassador an.d Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Afþhanistan ro the unitecl Nations, 633, Third Avennc, 27tl'Floor, Netv York. NY 1.0017. Copy,.alongwith enclosuros, to: AIi Abdussalam Treki President of the UN GeneralAssembty ËLE. Dr. All Permanent Representatives to thc lIN, New York United Narions Arsçn,.0's Dis¡r.: t,imitcd General AssemblY @ 2l July ?005 Origínol: Engtish Fifty.nlnth scssio¡ Agonda iteur 13 Qucatíon olcquitabfo rcprcsenlatlon on ¡nd íncrcnse in thc mombcrShíp 0f the Securlty Councit nnd relntod $rAJters Á,rgcntinR, CnnRdn, ColombiR, Cos(e Rica, ltlly, IVInlta, [Vlcxiqo, pRk[strn, Rcpublle 0f l(orca, Sân Mûrlnû, Spnln nnd Ttrrkcy: draft resotution Reform of tlrc Securíty Council The GønøralltsanråIy, Rccalllng its rcsÕtution tggl A (XVttÌ) of l7 Dcucmbo¡' 1963, by rvhiclr it decidcd ta rmend thc chor(cr of ihe uníted Notlo¡rs to incrcqsc thc numbcr of nonlìêrnlfltrent ¡ncrnbers oÍ tfte Secrrrity Council from six ro lcn, un thc lrasí¡ ol the incrca¡c in thc mcmbcrshíp of tho Unircd Nãtions sf ncc 1945, Racølling the various fcpor(s Qf fhc Opon.cnded tf/orkiug Group orr rhc Qrrcstlon of EguitdblÊ Rcprecentation on ¿nd incrcgsc in the Minrbmshíp of the Seoutity Cou¡rcil and Olhcr lvfattcrs Rclak¡rl lo tho Sccrrrily Cor¡nsil. esrablishcd by its lesolutíon 48126 ol3 Doccnrber lg?3, - to its evcntual al¡minatioh, _ Sfressin8 thê qigenL ¡rced to improve thc rvorkÍng methods ol thc Sccurity Council in nccordance rvith the vorious lsous¡ discutscd rvithln the Open_ended working. Qr