COPENHAGEN, 10 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen announced the appointment of a special envoy delegated to secure a seat at the UNSC in 2025-26.

“Kristian Jensen is the right man to fight for the Danish candidacy. Thank you for taking responsibility," the media reported while citing the PM.

In August 2019, the former FM Jensen 49 resigned as a deputy chair of the liberal Venstre, the largest opposition party.

Jensen told the media on Tuesday, "I will be part of a campaign to ensure that Denmark is elected so that we can sit at the finest table in the UN Security Council. Here we can help influence the decisions of the world around us."

"Denmark has a long tradition of participating in international cooperation forums. We participated in the UN's first peacekeeping mission in 1948 and are among the countries that provide the most to the UN,” PM Mette said.

"We as the Danish government are now ready for an even greater global responsibility," she added.

As it is known that the UN Security Council includes China, France, Russia, the UK and the U.S.as five permanent members, however, five out of ten the non-permanent members are elected each year by the General Assembly for a period of two years.