Intervention by Minister María Paula Mac Loughlin 

April 4

MR. CO-CHAIRS

I WOULD LIKE FIRSTLY TO EXPRESS THE RECOGNITION OF THE ARGENTINE DELEGATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE EXERCISE OF THE PRESENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME TO PROMOTE A FRESH AND WIDE DIALOGUE ON ALL THE ASPECTS REGARDING THE SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM.

IN WOULKD LIKE TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THE DOCUMENT "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" CIRCULATED UNDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY ON FRIDAY AND ON WHICH MY DELEGATION WISHES TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY COMMENTS:

ARGENTINA CONSIDERS THAT WE SHOULD ACHIEVE A CONSENSUS ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD INSPIRE THE REFORM OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. ONCE YOU ACHIEVE THIS CONSENSUS, THE NEXT REFORM STEP WILL BE MORE FLUID.

THEREFORE, WHEN THE DOCUMENT REFERS IN ROMAN POINT III, (2) (b) TO THE EXPANSION OF THE COUNCIL TO OTHER CATEGORIES, IN ADDITION TO NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS, WHAT IS IN EVIDENCE IS THE LACK OF AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES THAT WILL GOVERN THE REFORM OF THE COUNCIL. A DEMOCRATIC SECURITY COUNCIL IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT MEMBERS FOR NOT BEING PERIODICALLY SUBJECT TO ELECTORAL PROCESSES. THEREFORE, THE ARGENTINE DELEGATION ESTIMATES THAT THIS QUESTION REQUIRES FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY MEMBER STATES.

MR. CO-CHAIRS

ARGENTINA CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS MORE INNOVATIVE AND CONSISTENT FORMULAS THAT ENSURE A MORE DEMOCRATIC PRESENCE, IMPROVE THE ROTATION PERSPECTIVES OF NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS. REGARDING ITS WORKING METHODS WE WOULD LIKE A SECURITY COUNCIL TO BE REALLY MORE TRANSPARENT, INTERACTIVE AND INCLUSSIVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH