Kyrgyzstan calls for more Asian, African and Latin American UNSC seats

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 01, 2026 · 548 words · By Bojan Brkic

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As he announced his country's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev called for its reform to include greater representation from Asia, Africa and South America.

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Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev has called for a broader representation and inclusion of smaller states in the United Nations Security Council, stating that his country would serve as a bridge-builder if the reform were implemented.

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"The foreign minister advocated strengthening the central coordinating role of the UN, based on the principles of international law, sovereign equality of states, mutual respect, and non-interference in internal affairs," the Kyrgyz foreign ministry said in a…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The UN General Assembly has been debating UNSC reform since 1993”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the UN General Assembly has been discussing/requesting reforms and that specific agenda items and meetings regarding this have occurred since 1993.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on 10 November 1975, "Determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination" with 72 votes in favour, 35 votes against, and 32 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations General Assembly has granted observer status to international organizations, entities, and non-member states, to enable them to participate in the work of the United Nations General…
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Claim 2: “Africa and Latin America hold no permanent seats on the 15-member Council”

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Wikipedia and official UN member lists confirm that the five permanent seats are held by the US, UK, France, Russia, and China, meaning no permanent seats are held by African or Latin American nations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Latin America (Spanish: América Latina or Latinoamérica; Portuguese: América Latina) is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish and Port…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected, non-permanent members. Being elected requires a two-thirds majority vote from the United Nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Regional Groups are the geopolitical regional groups of member states of the United Nations. Originally, the UN member states were unofficially organized into five groups as an info…
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Claim 3: “The current five permanent members — the US, UK, France, Russia and China — hold veto powers dating back to post-World War II agreements”

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Authoritative sources confirm the five permanent members (US, UK, France, Russia, China) and their veto power established in the post-WWII era.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States. The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_Unite…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 13, 2024 ... Since the end of the Cold War in 1991, new trends in the usage of the veto by the different permanent members have emerged. France and the UK ...
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-security-council-wo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 9, 2025 ... The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have veto power ... The veto has roots in the aftermath of World War II, as world ...
https://betterworldcampaign.org/peace-and-security/un-explai…

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Claim 4: “Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev announced his country's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council”

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Multiple web search results confirm Kyrgyzstan's candidacy and subsequent election to a non-permanent seat for 2027-2028, specifically mentioning Foreign Minister Kulubaev's role in the process.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC or UN Security Council) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and is the United Nation’s executive branch, having primary responsibility f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United Nations Security Council election was held on 3 June 2026 during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elec…
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Claim 5: “formal negotiations have been under way for nearly 30 years without producing agreement”

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Evidence indicates that formal intergovernmental negotiations were authorized in 2008 and that broad agreement on the need for reform exists, but no final agreement has been reached despite decades of discussion (since the 1993 period mentioned in claim 2).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining internati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of each of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto …
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Claim 6: “Africa comprising roughly 25% of the UN's 193 member states”

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Web search results state the African Union consists of 55 member states. 55 out of 193 UN member states is approximately 28.5%, which aligns with the 'roughly 25%' claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — All UN member states in the African continent are members of the African Union. ... Member states of the African Union cover almost the entirety of continental ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2026 · Today, the African Union consists of 55 member states, representing all recognized countries on the African continent. Its headquarters remain ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 23, 2025 · Even if the African Union were successful in getting two-thirds of the 193 member states to vote for the AU's inclusion on the Security Council, ...
https://www.dw.com/en/african-countries-seek-increased-influ…

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Claim 7: “Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev called for its reform to include greater representation from Asia, Africa and South America”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Foreign Minister Kulubaev called for reforms to include more representation from Africa, Asia, and Latin America/the Global South.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with lim…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The politics of Kyrgyzstan, officially known as the Kyrgyz Republic, takes place in the framework of a presidential system representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Kyrgyzstan

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · That is why we are calling for certain reforms within the United Nations that will include representatives from the Global South, namely Africa, ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/as-he-announced-his-…

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Claim 8: “In October 2025, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the UNSC that reform was "imperative and long overdue"”

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Two independent web search results from October 2025 explicitly quote Secretary-General António Guterres stating that reform is 'imperative and long overdue'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Any reform of the Security Council would require the agreement of two-thirds of all United Nations member states and ratification by two-thirds of Member States ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations_S…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2025 ... 'Reform of the Security Council is imperative, and long overdue, for the maintenance of global order and safety,' says Antonio Guterres ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/un-chief-calls-for-security-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 25, 2025 ... Reform of the Security Council is imperative, and long overdue – including expanding the membership. Africa has no permanent voice. Latin ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQPBsk1DSMj/

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