The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Armenia has congratulated the newly elected members of the UN Security Council.

“Congratulations to the newly elected members of UN Security Council. Wishes of every success in their responsible mission to maintain international peace & security,” the Armenian MFA noted in a statement on Twitter.

On Tuesday morning, the UN General Assembly held elections for five non-permanent members of the UN. Two countries fought for one place from the Eastern European group; Slovenia received 153 votes and Belarus—38.