G4 summit: Who said what

The G4 countries of India, Brazil, Germany and Japan on Saturday emphasized that they were "legitimate candidates for permanent membership" in an expanded and reformed UN security council and supported each other's candidature.Here are what the four leaders - PM Narendra Modi, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff - said at the G4 summit.

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UNSC reform within a 'fixed timeframe' is an urgent task: PM Modi

"The UNSC must include the world's largest democracies, major locomotives of the global economy, and voices from all the major continents to carry greater credibility and legitimacy. Our institutions, approaches, and often mindsets, reflect the wisdom of the century we have left behind, not the century we live in. This is especially true of the United Nations security council. The reform of the security council within a fixed time frame has become an urgent and important task," PM Modi said.

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Collective peace in the world is under threat: Dilma Rousseff

"The G4 is celebrating 10 years since its formation and added that the UN General Assembly today has 193 members while the 15—member Security Council, with five permanent members, is insufficient representation of the changed world order. The collective peace in the world is under threat, the result of efforts for bringing in change have not been very substantial, and the UNSC remains the main pending issue. We need a council that will reflect the proper representation of world powers.. and is effective," Rousseff said.

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World has changed since formation of UNSC 70 years ago: Merkel

"The world has changed since the formation of the UNSC 70 years ago with state and non—state actors, terrorists, and I have never seen as many refugees, there are natural disasters. It makes it incumbent on the UN to reform, of the UNSC to better reflect the distribution of powers. We need to be prudent and talk to the others to change the format of the UNSC. Not just the four of us, others too have voiced similar views. The group should take along others who share similar views," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

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There is a mounting momentum for change: Shinzo Abe

"The first meeting of the G4 in year was a historic golden opportunity. Thanks to the efforts of Modi, and Rousseff and Merkel we are getting together, we must respond to voices of the majority of nations. Since the 2004 meeting of the G4, the situation in the world has changed. There is a mounting momentum for change," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.