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Four European countries back India’s bid for UN Security Council seat

Source: NDTV · 22 Sep 2026, 04:37 UTC

India’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council has received support from four European countries, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. He also said India and the V4 agreed to closer political and economic cooperation, including annual foreign-minister meetings.

India’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council has received support from four European countries, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, as reported by NDTV. Jaishankar said the first meeting in the V4+India format agreed to strengthen political cooperation.

The participants agreed to hold annual meetings of foreign ministers, according to his remarks. The format also covered deeper economic cooperation, including an Annual Business Forum. The supplied material does not identify the four European countries individually or state the date and location of the meeting.

It likewise does not specify which Security Council term India is seeking, how the four countries expressed their support or whether the backing carries any conditions. No response from other countries is included. The announcement links India’s diplomatic campaign for a Council seat with a broader effort to build ties in the V4+India format.

Details about the next meeting or the forum’s agenda were not provided.

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