MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Argentina replaces Chile in UN Security Council.

Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania won this week seats as non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

The UN General Assembly voted in the five uncontested candidates for two year terms that begin next January 1, and replacing Angola, Chile, Germany, Pakistan and Spain on the 15 member board.

The other members of the "elected 10", Algeria, Benin, Brazil, Philippines and Romania will remain in the Council until December 2005.

The five permanent members of the Security Council are United States, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom.

Argentine Ambassador to United Nations Cesar Mayoral said that his country's objective will be to spread in the Security Council the "message from the South".

"We'll be taking the message of the South, which is a message of peace", emphasizing that "multilateralism is the only way to solve problems of peace and security".

Further on Ambassador Mayoral said that the fact Argentina was voted in means "above all a great responsibility and secondly, it is proof of the attitude we've had as a country; an attitude that has been praised, first by the region, and then by the international community since we were the most voted".

Mr. Mayoral recalled that in the coming two years "we have unsolved conflicts such as Iraq and Haiti, that not only need soldiers but money".

In Friday's UN session 189 countries participated giving the necessary two third votes (126) to ensure the five new non permanent nominations.

General Assembly president Jean Ping said the voting was as followed: Argentina managed the largest consensus with 188 votes; Denmark 181; Greece 187; Japan 184 and Tanzania 186.