India and Japan yesterday decided to cooperate closely to achieve their common ambition of a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wound up talks with Indian premier aimed at building a new partnership
Both countries supported each other’s candidature for the all-powerful Security Council and agreed to take a decision on its reform before the Millennium Review Summit in September in New York this year.
China steadfastly opposes a permanent seat for Japan on the Security Council and thousands of people went on violent protests in China this month over school textbooks that critics say sugarcoat Japan’s wartime history.
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