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Japan may hold off on its bid for UNSC berth

AFP, Tokyo/ New Delhi
Japan indicated yesterday it may be ready to hold off on its bid to win a permanent seat on the UN Security Council after the proposal was opposed by the United States, China and the African Union.
Japan had made joining the Security Council a key foreign-policy goal and has been on a joint bid for seats with Brazil, Germany and India as part of the so-called Group of Four or G4.
"We are not dead set on pushing for a vote" at the United Nations on reforms, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said.
"We will analyse the situation with G4 nations and African countries. We want to carefully consider the situation and decide whether to move toward a vote," he told a news conference.
On Thursday, an emergency FROM PAGE 1
African Union summit on UN reform refused to drop demands for two permanent veto-wielding seats on an enlarged Security Council.
Japan, a major aid donor, had banked on support from Africa and other parts of the developing world to win a seat on the Security Council.
Its bid has been strongly opposed by China, which says Japan must do more to show regret for its past aggression in Asia before joining the Security Council, whose makeup reflects the power balance at the end of World War II.
China is one of five nations that has veto power on the Security Council, along with Britain, France, Russia and the United States.
The United States has backed Japan's candidacy but not the bids of its G4 partners Brazil, Germany and India and has refused to support a deadline of September to decide on the historic changes.
On Wednesday, Machimura said he had complained to Washington that its support for Japan, one its closest allies, had verged on being just "lip service."
Meanwhile, New Delhi expressed regret yesterday over a call by African leaders for two veto-wielding seats on an enlarged UN Security Council that could hurt the chances of other aspi-rantsincluding India for slots.
On Thursday, Africa Union leaders spurned overtures from UN Security Council hopefuls India, Brazil, Germany and Japan -- known as the Group of Four or G4 -- to support their plan for overhauling the international body.
Instead, the African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa approved their own proposal for reforming the UN body that called for two permanent seats with veto powers.
Foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna called the African Union's decision "a matter of regret", but added in a statement India would "in close consultation with G-4 members continue to engage African countries with a view to promoting a common understanding."
Under the current set-up that reflects the 1945 post-war balance of power, the council has 15 seats -- 10 chosen by regions that rotate every two years and five permanent vetoholding members which are the United States, China, Britain, France and Russia.