NEW YORK (Kyodo) Yukio Takasu, Japan's ambassador to the United Nations, said Friday he hopes 2009 will become a significant year where headway can be made in reforming the Security Council.
"My energy and time will be equally divided to the day-to-day operations in the Security Council and reform of the Security Council," Takasu told reporters at his first U.N. press conference nine days into the start of Japan's new two-year term as a nonpermanent member of the powerful council.
"And this year I am very much excited about it because 2009 will be the year of Security Council reform," he added.