Japan is leaning toward giving up on its plan to submit a new resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council because it fears it won't be able to get enough support, government sources said Sunday.
Japan also believes the United States is unlikely to drop its reluctance to expanding the Security Council, although Tokyo was expecting to obtain Washington's support, the sources said.
"Only a scant percent of a chance exists for Security Council reform," a senior Foreign Ministry official said.
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