Pakistan and China are in close contact through diplomatic channels to defeat the move by G-4 or Group of Four countries that aims at getting the Security Council's expansion by forced voting.
Both countries believe that voting on the Council's reform will be "highly divisive", and will be "in the final analysis a fruitless exercise."
"We have shared objectives for the UN reform and we have shared objectives for the Security Council expansion. But definitely both sides see that the process now being pushed by the G-4 is damaging the prospect of the UN reform," said a senior Chinese official while talking to APP here Sunday.
Pakistan and China being close traditional allies always worked together at the level of United Nations and other world fora to protect the rights of the developing or less developed countries.
"We believe that the member countries of the United Nations should hold negotiations patiently, not to be dictated by artificial guidelines and deadlines and try to find a solution that accommodates the interests of all concerned," he added.
India, Japan, Germany and Brazil, known as the G-4 are aspiring to become permanent members on an enlarged Security Council.
The official said Pakistan and China would continue work "in parallel" and step up efforts all over the world to prevent the G-4 from getting two-thirds votes in the General Assembly required for the adoption of its Council's expansion proposal.
China holds regular consultation with Pakistan and other countries concerned in a bid to develop consensus on the UN reforms, said Kong Quan, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
When asked to comment on China's position on the proposed reforms, the spokesman said: "We are carefully looking into the new proposals to reform United Nations." He stressed the reform process should be based on broadest consensus and not on "concerns of individual countries."
The G-4 group has also tried to persuade the 53-nation African Union (AU) to support its draft.
Commenting on the outcome of the recent AU summit, Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya said it indicated clearly that the G-4 proposal is unpopular with the UN membership and cannot garner the support of a two-thirds majority of the UN member states, reports Chinese media.
Without the support of African nations, if the G-4 puts its draft resolution to a vote, they would certainly be defeated, he warned, saying that they should withdraw the measure.
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