Backing India's bid for a permanent membership, US has started reaching out to other Security Council members on the reform of the apex UN body but said it could not set a target date for expansion of the UNSC.
"We have talked to China about Security Council reform. We've talked to all of our partners in the Security Council, and I'm sure we'll be doing follow-up discussions. We have reached out and explained the announcement that the President has made," State Department spokesman P J Crowley said.
With American endorsement, China remains as the only veto-wielding permanent member of the UNSC that has not publicly endorsed India's candidacy.
On whether Washington had sounded Beijing for supporting India's candidature, Crowley said, "I just can't say whether we've reached out to China at this point."
The American official's remarks came as Beijing sounded positive to US President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid.
