New York, April 18 -- Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN), Tareq Albanai, has expressed support for India's membership in the United Nations Security Council. He called India a "main player on the world stage" and stressed that India would be a contender if the expansion of the council takes place.

While addressing a press briefing on the status of the UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform on Thursday, he recalled his visit to India with his co-chair, Alex Marschik. Kuwait and Austria co-chair the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.

On being asked what needs to be ensured that reform of UNSC takes pl...