Albania begins a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council today of the United Nations (UN), where she was elected for the period 2022-2023 year.

Election to the Security Council, for the first time since 66 years UN membership is a great challenge, but also a great opportunity for Albania, which ce reports as Consensual candidate of the Eastern European Group.

The election of Albania as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is one of the greatest achievements in international diplomacy for the country, which became a member of the UN on December 14, 1955. year.

-Good news. With 175 votes out of 117 needed, Albania just now has been elected a member of the UN Security Council for 2022-2023 year, this is how then Prime Minister Edi Rama announced this news.

The council has 15 members, with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China ce 5 permanent members, and the other 10 member states have a mandate of two each years.

The UN Security Council is one of the most important organs of the United Nations, responsible for maintaining peace and security between nations.

Source: MIA