<p>Seasoned diplomat T S Tirumurti arrived here to assume charge as India's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations.</p>.<p>A 1985-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tirumurti succeeds Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, who retired on April 30 and returned to Hyderabad on May 14.</p>.<p>Tirumurti, 58, who arrived in New York on Tuesday on an Air India flight, is expected to present his credentials to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the earliest.</p>.<p>Currently, telecommuting arrangements are in place at the UN Headquarters till June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Before being appointed as the Permanent Representative to the UN, Tirumurti served as the Secretary for Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs.</p>.<p>The UN General Assembly will hold elections next month for five non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council for the 2021-22 term.</p>.<p>India's seat as a non-permanent member on the 15-nation Security Council for the two-year term is assured as it is the sole candidate vying for the lone seat from the Asia Pacific grouping.</p>.<p>New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year.</p>
<p>Seasoned diplomat T S Tirumurti arrived here to assume charge as India's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations.</p>.<p>A 1985-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tirumurti succeeds Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, who retired on April 30 and returned to Hyderabad on May 14.</p>.<p>Tirumurti, 58, who arrived in New York on Tuesday on an Air India flight, is expected to present his credentials to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the earliest.</p>.<p>Currently, telecommuting arrangements are in place at the UN Headquarters till June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Before being appointed as the Permanent Representative to the UN, Tirumurti served as the Secretary for Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs.</p>.<p>The UN General Assembly will hold elections next month for five non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council for the 2021-22 term.</p>.<p>India's seat as a non-permanent member on the 15-nation Security Council for the two-year term is assured as it is the sole candidate vying for the lone seat from the Asia Pacific grouping.</p>.<p>New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year.</p>