Yeah, no.

(CNSNews.com) – With key Muslim countries on the rise and the Muslim population on track to exceed a quarter of the planet’s projected total population by 2030, the Islamic world deserves a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, says Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

In a speech this week, he laid out his vision for the future of the bloc of Islamic states as his eight-year term at the helm draws to an end.

Speaking at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s international relations institute, Ihsanoglu said the 57-member OIC already comprised the biggest voting bloc at the United Nations and it was time it acquired “a new position.”

“During the first reconsideration of the reform in the U.N., I think there should be a seat for OIC in the Security Council,” he said. “If you look to the structure of the Security Council of today, you have the P5 [permanent five] and there are representatives of different civilizations, different cultures, political powers.”