India ready for UNSC seat: Kalam

President A P J Abdul on Friday made a strong pitch for India getting a permanent membership of an enlarged United Nations Security Council.

"It is time democratic India with its billion people needs to get a permanent membership in UN Security Council," he said while addressing the Swiss Parliament in Geneva.

Suggesting a win-win formula for India and Switzerland, he said the two nations can come together in launching an
international peace movement besides joining hands in economic areas to benefit each other.

The president said the flags of the two nations convey a message of eternal peace not only for their own countries but
for the entire world.

"It would be, therefore, appropriate for both our countries to launch an international peace movement," Kalam told the Federal Councillors.

Also read:
India seeks Swiss support for UNSC bid