Libya demands permanent UN seat

Lybian Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalghem has made an appeal to the U.N. to enstate Lybia as one of the countries with a permanant seat and veto power. Right now there are five such Nations, China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. There are also 10 seats elected regionally every 2 years. However, no African or South American nations hold permanents seats in the U.N. Lybians argue for the position based on the fact that their country is a stablizing force in a tumultuous region. Shalghem called for transfer of power in the U.N. from the security counsel to the general assembly as well. He denounced the current state of the U.N. saying, "Before we can talk about the lack of democracy in the world, we must first admit that it is lacking in the United Nations." Shalghem also encouraged other nations that if the power was not distributed more evenly, to stop putting money into the U.N., which he described as "a dead body."