Japan, Ecuador vow to strengthen U.N. Security Council as new members

Japan and Ecuador on Friday pledged to work together closely to strengthen the U.N. Security Council as new nonpermanent members, the Japanese government said, as the world body struggles to deal with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.At their meeting in Ecuador's capital Quito, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Ecuadorian counterpart Juan Carlos Holguin also agreed to cooperate in realizing a rules-based, free and open global order, according to the Foreign Ministry.Japan and Ecuador are among five countries starting two-year terms as new nonpermanent members on the council, which is c…READ FULL ARTICLE