Swaziland backs RI's UNSC bid

Swaziland backs RI's UNSC bid

JAKARTA: Indonesia has won the support of Swaziland, a tiny
kingdom in southern Africa, for its bid to be a non-permanent
member of the United Nations Security Council in 2006.

President Megawati Soekarnoputri said in a joint press
statement with visiting Swaziland King Mswati III here on
Wednesday that Indonesia had submitted its candidacy as a member
of UNSC in the next term.

"Swaziland has lent its support for us over the candidacy,"
Megawati said.

In order to be a non-permanent member of UNSC, a country
should get support from other countries in the region, which
means Indonesia had to garner support from Asian countries.--JP