Germany to bid again for UN Security Council seat, Merz says

Germany intends to pursue a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2035/36 term, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced. Following a recent unsuccessful bid, Merz stated that the campaign for the next term will be better prepared from the outset.

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We are applying again for the 2035/36 period as a member of the UN Security Council.

"We are applying again for the 2035/36 period as a member of the UN Security Council," Merz said at a press conference in Montenegro. He emphasized the importance of avoiding competing candidacies from within Europe, particularly from European Union member states. "We will prepare this better and longer-term from the beginning this time," he added.

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It is important to me that there are no more competing applications from Europe, especially from the European Union.

Merz noted that another country from the Western European group will also be bidding. He plans to advocate within the EU for a clear agreement on these two candidacies to prevent a repeat of the previous situation. The failed bid this year, he explained, was declared many years ago and was only adopted late by the current government. Despite the coalition agreement to uphold the bid, it ultimately proved insufficient.

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We will prepare this better and longer-term from the beginning this time.

"We want to do better next time," Merz stated, thanking Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul for his significant commitment to the previous campaign. The government is committed to learning from the past and ensuring a more strategic approach to securing the Security Council seat.

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We want to do better next time.