United Nations Security Council permanent members of the

in 1991, the former Union of Soviet Socialist seats replaced by the Russian Federation.

permanent members of the the veto
main entry: the United Nations Security Council veto
the Charter of the United Nations, relevant Security Council chapters not explicitly stated in the "veto", but provides that "where non-procedural resolution must be in favor of the Council's 15 members, at least nine votes, and the five permanent members of the one country to vote against it to pass, that the permanent members of the vote against the often called "the exercise of veto ". The first time in the history of the United Nations veto February 16, 1946 the Soviet Union in Syria, Lebanon, a vote cast against.

in 1971, the PRC replaced the ROC as the representative of China.

during the Cold War, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries for their own strategic interests, the frequent use of the veto to reject the motion of the other Group of

In February 2007, Japan once again with India, Brazil and Germany, together make up the four-nation alliance, and strive to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

reform, Japan, Germany, India and Brazil formed the "G4", by transformation by the Security Council the opportunity to actively seek to become a permanent member, but the four-nation alliance met with no small resistance, such as China, South Korea, North Korea against Japan, the United States, Italy against Germany, Pakistan against India, Mexico, Argentina against Brazil.

United Nations Security Council permanent members of the five founding member of the United Nations Security Council, during World War II Allies in five countries.

U.S. support for Japan as permanent members, but against Japan, Germany, India and Brazil have veto power. Germany and Japan India and Pakistan Shikoku concessions, proposes to fight the six non-veto permanent members of the seats, four attributable to Germany and Japan India and Pakistan, and the remaining two to give the two African countries. African countries have been fighting for the permanent members of the veto, it is difficult to be the support of African countries. The new permanent members finally agreed toWorld Steel Pipe .

Existing member
of Security Council composed of 15 Member States of the United Nations. Permanent Security Council members in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations World Pipe network informed, the Republic of China, the French Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Addition, the United Nations in the General Assembly elected 10 Member States of the UN Security Council permanent members, the election should be full Members of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and the organization contribution on the rest of the prepared purpose and should be fully equitable geographical evenly.