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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed abolishing the veto power of the permanent members of the UN Security Council and strengthening the role of the General Assembly.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing Anadolu Agency, that Erdogan said the current structure of the UN Security Council reflects the world order established after World War II and no longer meets modern realities.
“Pandemics, energy crises and regional conflicts have shown that it is unacceptable for the resolution of global problems to depend on the will of several states,” he said.
According to the Turkish leader, adding new permanent members to the Security Council would not resolve the existing problem, and the veto power should therefore be abolished entirely.
He proposed forming the council without permanent members, with its members elected by the UN General Assembly for fixed terms:
“At the same time, the powers of the General Assembly should be expanded, and the Security Council should be accountable to it.”
“We cannot build the international order of the future by preserving the hierarchies of the past,” the Turkish president stressed.
Noting Asia’s growing economic role and the need for broader representation of Africa, he said Ankara would continue to support these initiatives for a fairer world order.
The UN Security Council currently consists of five permanent members — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — which hold veto power, along with 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
