Indonesia's presidency of the U.N. Security Council in November was successful in managing to maintain among the council's 15 members, the country's permanent representative to the United Nations Marty Natalegawa has said.
"In terms of building bridges, which was our objective, we can say with a great degree of satisfaction we did quite well," he was quoted Tuesday by local newspaper The Jakarta Post as saying.
He shrugged off the notion that no key resolution was produced during Indonesia's tenure.
"In diplomacy, achievement doesn't only come in the form of resolutions. There were issues that could have stirred up conflict, but we made a difference by always building a consensus among council members."
He said issues brought to the council were complex, and it would be almost impossible to resolve them within a month.
"Unless you're lucky enough to be the council's president at the tail end of the issue in question. Otherwise, it is out of the question that one month could do the trick," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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