India as UNSC member looks to strengthen global peace: President
   Date :09-Jul-2020

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 President Ram Nath Kovind accepts credentials from Philip Barton, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom via video conferencing on Wednesday. (PTI)
 
 
NEW DELHI :
 
PRESIDENT Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that India looked forward to working with the international community to strengthen global peace and prosperity as a member of the UN Security Council for the term 2021-22. His remarks came while accepting credentials from heads of Mission from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan.
 
This was the second time that credentials presentation in Rashtrapati Bhawan happened through video-conference in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The Heads of Mission, who presented their credentials, were David Pine, High Commissioner of New Zealand; Philip Barton, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom; and Akhatov Dilshod Khamidovich, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
 
Speaking on the occasion, President Kovind conveyed his warm wishes to the envoys on their appointment and noted that India had deep rooted ties with all the three countries and was privileged to share a common outlook on key global issues with them. The President noted that enhancing global cooperation was the need of the hour to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, he stated that India was in the forefront of ongoing international efforts to defeat the pandemic.