South Korean representatives receive greetings after South Korea was elected as new non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council at the headquarters in New York, Oct. 18, 2012. The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Luxembourg to a two-year term in the UN Security Council. The two joined Argentina, Australia and Rwanda, which were elected earlier, to serve as new non-permanent members of the powerful UN body. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
