Saudi Arabia said on Friday it refuses to accept its rotating U.N. Security Council seat, saying the council is incapable of ending wars and resolving conflicts.
On Thursday, Saudi Arabia won, for the first time, a seat as a non-permanent member in the U.N. Security Council.
Saudi Arabia joined Chad, Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria who took seats in an election. The new member replaced Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo.
All five countries stood unopposed in an election by the 193 member U.N. General Assembly.