18 Oct 2012 21:52

New non-permanent members of UN Security Council elected

NEW YORK. Oct 18 (Interfax) - The UN General Assembly elected Rwanda, Argentina, Australia, South Korea and Luxembourg as new non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2013 and 2014.

The Security Council includes 15 member states - five permanent and 10 non-permanent. The non-permanent membership is rotated, with the General Assembly yearly electing five new member states for two-year terms.

Candidate non-permanent members are nominated by so-called regional groups.