Stung by fading hopes for a seat on the UN Security Council, Japan said Monday it may demand a reduction in its UN dues and a hike in contributions by permanent council members to reflect their standing.
Tokyo is dissatisfied with being the UNs second-largest contributor but having no veto power or permanent council member status. – Scale assessment could be fairer than the current formulation, said Katsumi Moriyasu, an official with the Japanese Foreign Ministrys UN administration unit.
– It should be a more balanced one, taking into account the standings and responsibilities of member states added he.
The comments followed a report in the Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday that Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura will outline Japans request for a financial review at the UN General Assembly session.
After the United States, Japan is the second-largest UN contributor, pumping in 346,4 million US dollar – nearly 20 percent of the UN budget – this year.
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