"In a meeting with representatives from the African Group of nations, the Foreign Minister noted that the UN Security Council was in need of reforms," a statement from the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
"The global challenges and the number of member countries in the UN have significantly increased since its establishment, and yet the UN Security Council does not reflect the changes that have taken place in the world," it continued, saying Rinkēvičs had "stressed that serious discussions were needed on UN Security Council reform to enable the organisation to effectively counter present-day challenges."
The use of the veto powers in the event of crimes against humanity should be discussed and Eastern European Group should also be assigned an additional non-permanent seat, Rinkēvičs argued.