Ukrainian Foreign Minister: UN Security Council needs veto reform
The UN Security Council needs an urgent reform due to abuse of its veto power, said Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, in regards to the conflicts in Europe.
According to him, the perception of Russia as an effective mediator or impartial peacekeeper is a dangerous myth.
"We need urgently to reform the Security Council in order to remove the veto power abuses. The Security Council should be capable of efficiently addressing ‘bloody conflicts’ regardless of the possible presence of a party to the conflict at this table as the SC permanent member," Klimkin said.
According to him, “It is no longer acceptable that paragraph 3 of Article 27 of the Charter, namely that ‘a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting,’ continues to be blatantly ignored. It is imperative that clear proceedings are introduced for the proper implementation of this Article."
"It is imperative that clear procedures be introduced for the proper implementation of this article," - the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.