German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas(L) shakes hands with German Permanent Representative to the United Nations Christoph Heusgen after Germany was elected as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, June 8, 2018. The UN General Assembly on Friday elected South Africa, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, Belgium and Germany to serve during 2019-2020 in the UN Security Council. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)