Turkey to assume UN Security Council presidency Sept. 1

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey will begin its second one-month-long term presidency of the United Nations Security Council on September 1.

Turkey joined the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member in January 2009 and will have the seat until the end of 2010. The council is composed of five permanent members - China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the U.S. - and 10 non-permanent members.

During Turkey’s term presidency, Iran will start talks with the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) following the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, after Sept. 12. Iran has said it is ready to resume long-stalled nuclear talks with world powers in September, despite sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic by the UN Security Council, the U.S. and the European Union.

In addition to the General Assembly meeting and other important Security Council meetings, a Turkish delegation from Ankara will travel to New York City, where they are expected to have numerous talks with various officials. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is also expected to attend the meetings, Today’s Zaman reported.

Turkey was on the UN Security Council in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 and in 1961.