India has welcomed the UN General Assembly decision to carry forward the text presented by the UNGA President on Security Council reform. External Affairs Ministry in a release described the development as significant and said now text-based negotiations can be commenced after more than two decades of discussions. Adoption of the text by consensus by all UN Member States is reflective of the broad support of the international community to move forward on this issue. <br/><br/>New Delhi said it looks forward to early commencement of text-based negotiations with a view to securing concrete outcomes during the upcoming 70th Session of the UNGA. New Delhi also called upon all Member States to constructively engage in this process so that the long pending reform of the Security Council can be achieved to equip the Council to address the global challenges more effectively. <br/><br/>India also deeply appreciated the leadership of President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, and Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations process, Courtenay Rattray in carrying forward the text-based negotiation process.