# Putin says the world has no other universal instrument like the UN Security Council

https://mins.news/en/item/120642

- TASS, 2026-10-29 11:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2210135

> Speaking at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Security Council a universal instrument of the international community, with no equivalent available to humanity. He said Africa’s absence from the permanent membership was unfair, while urging caution and broad consensus on the issue.

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