AS OF January 2006, Slovakia may become a non-permanent member of the United Nation's Security Council. The eastern European regional group confirmed the country as its candidate, the SITA news agency wrote.
Slovakia has been seeking non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council since 1999.
Compiled by Martina Jurinová from press reports
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