Bhutan failed to secure enough votes to get elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Thursday.
Of the 193 votes cast, Bhutan secured just 20 votes, reported the online edition of the Inner City Press.
As per the UN rules, a member country should secure at least 128 votes to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay has criticized the Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley’s government of “ill conceiving and misguiding” the probable voters, and questioned the government’s current strategy on foreign policies.
Terming the governments international priorities ‘irresponsible at best’ he said, “We also feel compelled to voice our deep concern over the overall direction of Bhutan’s foreign policy under the current government.”
