<P> The United Kingdom and France hold similar views on reform to the United Nations Security Council . According to a formal statement made by 10 Downing Street: </P> <P> Reform of the UNSC, both its enlargement and the improvement of its working methods, must therefore succeed . We reaffirm the support of our two countries for the candidacies of Germany, Brazil, India and Japan for permanent membership, as well as for permanent representation for Africa on the Council . We regret that negotiations towards this goal remain in deadlock and are therefore ready to consider an intermediate solution . This could include a new category of seats, with a longer term than those of the current elected members and those terms would be renewable; at the end of an initial phase, it could be decided to turn these new types of seats into permanent ones . We will work with all our partners to define the parameters of such a reform . </P> <P> As stated by then--President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev at the General Debate of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: </P> <P> The UN must rationally adapt itself to new world realities . It should also strengthen its influence and preserve its multinational nature and integrity of the UN Charter provisions . The reform of the UN Security Council is an essential component of its revitalization . The time has come to speed up the search for a compromise formula of its expansion and increased efficiency of its work . </P>

Though once a voting member of the united nations which of the following is no longer a member