Turkey Will Work Hard To Secure Non-permanent Seat At Un Security Council, Babacan

NEW YORK - Turkey`s Foreign Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Ali Babacan said Thursday Turkey would work hard till the last minute to secure a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
Speaking at a press conference, Babacan said that there was a lot of hope for Turkey to attain a non-permanent seat at the Security Council.
"However, it is important to work hard till the last minute to secure a non-permanent seat," Babacan said.
"It is likely that the election for the non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council would take place in October 2008. We would attend the UN General Assembly meetings in September with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Both President Gul and I would have many bilateral talks. We would continue lobbying for Turkey`s non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council," Babacan said.
Turkey would need the votes of 128 countries out of a total of 192 countries in order to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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