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The five states with permanent seats on the UN Security Council – the P5 as they are often known: Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States. Each of them enjoys the right of veto. The Western permanent members are known as the P3. Since the early 1990s there has been much discussion about the enlargement of the Security Council and, in particular, about possible changes to the states entitled to permanent membership (which has remained unchanged throughout the UN\'s life). However, agreement on this matter has not yet emerged. |
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