

NOWOGARD - Valruzia is seeking to become a non-permanent member of the World Congress' Security Council. Valruzian Minister for Foreign Affairs (MFA) Jan Vaughn-Rosta announced the country's candidacy in Nowogard during a press conference called in the Nowogard-Ignanski Congressional Center. This is an absolute overhaul of Nowogard's stance on the Security Council which for years questioned the jurisdiction of the World Congress' Security Council and refused to take part in SC elections as both, a candidate and a voting country. Now, Nowogard wants to change this policy and announced that Nowogard will seek to become a member of the Security Council.

Vaughn-Rosta highlights the fact that, apart from Keris, Seleya is the only continent without representation in the Security Council. More than 900 million people are not represented in an institution that is often seen as the supreme consultative and sometimes the executive body of the World Congress. MFA confirmed that Valruzia's candidature should be seen as a demonstration of political and diplomatic will to make an active contribution to peace and security in the face of all challenges the Security Council has to address. Valruzia throughout the last centuries grew to become the strongest economy in Seleya and become an important partner in international trade as well as the international political scene. It is often described as an economic powerhouse of Seleya and thanks to major investments, both domestic and international managed to outgrew any other country in Seleya in terms of nominal GDP as well as GDP growth rate. Valruzia never served as a member of the Security Council, former governments several times launched campaign and bids for a seat in SC for Nowogard but with no luck and often those campaigns were dropped after lack of initial interest.

Speaking at Ignanski Congressional Center during a conference on international affairs, MFS Vaughn-Rosta emphasized the significance of the World Congress' Security Council but also highlighted the fact that many countries support Valruzian initiatives and ideas of reforming the World Congress by establishing specialized organizations and agencies which would greatly improve the overall performance of the WC as currently most actions to combat threat for international security is taken ad hoc by either the General Assembly or the Security Council. Prime Minister Vinciguerra announced that her intention during the First Summit of the Eight Economies, which will take place next year in Eroncourt, is to exactly point out the weaknesses of the World Congress in the current shape and to highlight the need for reformation. According to Vaughn-Rosta, Nowogard's presence in the Security Council would not only mean better representation for the Seleyan continent but greater possibilities for improving the overall performance of the World Congress.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Jan Vaughn-Rosta said that international security is especially important for Valruzia, as according to MFA Valruzia is a country that maintains close and extensive economic, political and social ties with the global community, Valruzia is particularly reliant on a functioning, peaceful and rules-based international order.