Kyrgyzstan to become non-permanent member of UN Security Council

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Kyrgyzstan has
secured a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council for the first time in its history since
independence, Trend
reports.

During the voting at the UN General Assembly, Kyrgyzstan
competed with the Philippines for one of the seats on the Security
Council. After four rounds of voting, the country received the
required support of at least two-thirds of UN member states. In the
final round, Kyrgyzstan's candidacy was backed by 142
countries.

Starting from January 1, 2027, Austria, Zimbabwe, Portugal, and
Trinidad and Tobago will also join the Security Council as new
non-permanent members. They will replace Greece, Denmark, Pakistan,
Panama, and Somalia, whose terms on the Council expire on December
31, 2026.