UNITED NATIONS — Four regional powers hoping to get permanent seats on the Security Council — India, Germany, Brazil and Japan — said Friday they believe the UN will take action by September on expanding its most powerful body.
Despite more than 30 years of failed efforts to reform the 15-member council, ministers of the so-called Group of Four expressed optimism that "a concrete outcome" can be achieved during the current session of the 192-member UN General Assembly which ends in early September.
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The four countries said in a joint statement after talks on the sidelines of a Security Council meeting that they would work with other countries in the coming weeks and months "in a spirit of flexibility" to reach agreement on a reform plan.
