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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
GERMANY VIEWS THE UNITED NATIONS as the central, most versatile tool for maintaining global peace and stability, all the while paying tribute to the significant role played by regional organizations and groups, primarily the EU, NATO and the OSCE, in this regard. The FRG stands ready to take on a greater burden of responsibility within the UN with the hope of getting a permanent seat in the Organization's most powerful body, the Security Council. Germany regards its wide experience with UN specialized agencies in the implementation of programs of economic development and cooperation for developing countries, its extensive financial assistance to them and, finally, its active participation in peacekeeping missions as strong arguments to enhance its role and influence in the UN. Based on this logic, the FRG seeks, as often as possible (about once every seven or eight years), to ensure its participation in the work of the Security Council as a non-permanent member.
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