Modi Credits Sushma Swaraj For Re-Election Of India’s Bhandari To International Court Of Justice
Modi expressed gratitude to members of the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today credited the efforts of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Ministry of External Affairs officials for the re-election of Dalveer Bhandari to the International Court of Justice.
He also expressed gratitude to members of the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council for “their support and trust in India.”
“Our deep gratitude to all the members of UNGA as well as UNSC for their support and trust in India,” the PM tweeted.
He also congratulated Justice Bhandari on his re- election to the International Court of Justice.
“His re-election is a proud moment for us,” Modi said.
Earlier today, Bhandari was re-elected to the ICJ as the General Assembly overwhelmingly threw its weight behind him, forcing Britain to withdraw its candidate from a hard-fought race to the World Court.
Bhandari and UK's Christopher Greenwood were locked in a neck-and-neck fight for re-election as the UN could not decide between them after electing four out of five judges to the ICJ.
Bhandari, 70, received 183-193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in the Security Council to fill the final vacancy on the ICJ after separate but simultaneous elections were held at the U.N. headquarters in New York.