United Nations Security Council Resolution 1253

United Nations Security Council resolution 1253, adopted without a vote on 28 July 1999, after examining the application of the Kingdom of Tonga for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Tonga be admitted, bringing total membership of the United Nations to 188.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1253
Tonga
Date	28 July 1999
Meeting no.	4,026
Code	S/RES/1253 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Kingdom of Tonga
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Bahrain  Brazil  Canada  Gabon  Gambia  Malaysia  Namibia  Netherlands  Slovenia

See also

• Enlargement of the United Nations
• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)

References

1. "Security Council recommends UN membership for Kingdom of Tonga". United Nations. 28 July 1999.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1253 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org