Overview

• Foreign ministers from India, Japan, Germany and Brazil met in New York on the sidelines of UNGA80, with S. Jaishankar joining Takeshi Iwaya, Johann Wadephul and Mauro Vieira.
• The group reiterated support for expanding Security Council membership in both permanent and non‑permanent categories with greater representation for developing regions, backing the Common African Position.
• The ministers voiced concern over the lack of concrete progress in the Inter‑Governmental Negotiations and indicated a move toward a consolidated model aimed at text‑based negotiations with wider UN engagement.
• Jaishankar said the meeting assessed the state of the IGN process and underscored the G4’s mutual support for each other as future permanent members in a reformed Council.
• On the margins, Jaishankar met counterparts from Malaysia, the UK, Egypt and Australia and told the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting that stability requires dialogue, firm action against terrorism, and stronger energy and economic security.