UN: Greece begins its term on the Security Council

Greece begins its term on the UN Security Council today as a non-permanent member for the 2025-2026 period, alongside Pakistan, Denmark, Panama, and Somalia. These five countries will replace Japan, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland, whose terms ended this year.

An official ceremony will be held at 19:00 (Greek time) to mark the entrance of the new non-permanent members to the UN, taking place at the UN headquarters in the U.S. in the presence of Greek Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris, the Permanent Representative to the UN, and the five counterparts from the other four countries.

Other non-permanent members include Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia, while the permanent members are the U.S., France, the UK, Russia, and China.

In an interview, Greece’s Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis outlined the country’s agenda for its two-year term on the Security Council.

Key issues include the peaceful resolution of disputes, respect for international law, enhancing the role of women in peace and security, protecting children in armed conflicts, and addressing the climate crisis.

Greece’s agenda includes delimiting the continental shelf and EEZ with Turkey, which, according to the Greek position, is “the only difference” between the two countries, and a dialogue “for a fair, sustainable, and functional solution to the Cyprus issue.”