Turkish President Erdoğan slams UN Security Council

[Pomegranate]

Turkish President has repeated his call for reform of the United Nations, saying the U.N., which remains deadlocked over how to respond to the crisis in Syria, is no “longer capable of showing global leadership.”

“The world is bigger than five. You cannot reduce 196 states to five countries,” Erdoğan said in a speech at Turkey's Justice Academy on Feb. 2.

Addressing the crisis in Syria, he said the vetoes wielded by RUSSIA and CHINA showed that “we cannot talk about justice in the world.”

“Although we discussed with Russia and CHINA time and again, the problem has not been resolved. Some 350,000 people have died and there is still no intervention [in Syria],” Erdoğan said.

He also noted that only three continents were represented in the U.N. Security Council and there is no voice “representing Islam” within the five permanent members. The temporary members of the Security Council, meanwhile, “do not have much to say as they do not have any authority” and cannot affect outcomes, he suggested.

“There is no Muslim [state] … Only non-Muslims ... Is this justice?” Erdoğan asked, also questioning the absence of any representative from African countries.

“The conditions that appeared after World War I should change,” he added.

Turkey, which has been urging international community for further involvement in Syrian crisis, is frustrated by the stalemate in the 15-nation U.N. Security Council.

Permanent members Russia and CHINA have blocked attempts to pass a resolution criticizing the Syrian regime for bloodshed in the war-torn country.

Russia and CHINA have repeatedly blocked resolutions, fearing that they could lead to a military intervention in Syria similar to the one that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Ottoman lost, they should deal with it.

Why does it matter that there is no Islamic state? UN is strictly a non-religious platform. The victors of WW2 decided from 1945 that they will dictate international politics. They won't give up power, you can forget it.

If a country does not like that, they can leave the UN, but it just won't happen since they will be doing it alone.

 

[applesauce]

Ottoman lost, they should deal with it.

Why does it matter that there is no Islamic state? UN is strictly a non-religious platform. The victors of WW2 decided from 1945 that they will dictate international politics. They won't give up power, you can forget it.

If a country does not like that, they can leave the UN, but it just won't happen since they will be doing it alone.

pretty much this, so long as the p-5 still wield the most power in the world(and they do, by a very large margin) then the UNSC is not going to change. the next crisis for the UNSC will be the rise of india, if it becomes as large and influential as china is today then there could be a problem leaving india out. as for islamic states, there is simply no single great islamic power today

 

[ganesh177]

Islamic representation ?
From when UN stared taking considerations based on religion ? Then next will be jewish , sikhs, budists, atheists.
One can ask for the representation of its continent, but religional representation is just stupid and insane.

 

[Sanchez]

I don't think that the world would take the Islamic representation or a double faced Erdoğan seriously.

 

[Gibbs]

Why should there be a Islamic or Muslim representative ?? He should get his head out of his arse.. UN is a non religious non ethnic platform, It's purely nationalist..

Yes i do agree it's becoming a non entity not because of Russia and China as he claims but because of it's lack of will to counter the other power block US and it's cohorts Britain and France

 

[Neptune]

Since when the domestic issues are solved and it's the turn for dealing international situations.

 

[Kompromat]

He has a point. UNSC should either be reformed or scrapped. We support Turkey for a permanent UNSC seat.

 

[Dr Gupta]

Brazil should get a seat with India

I know a solution why do the countries not leave the UN and join my club? I will offer you tea and biscuits in return and we can all get high and be at peace

 

[Screambowl]

He has a point. UNSC should either be reformed or scrapped. We support Turkey for a permanent UNSC seat.

Turkey is a member of NATO, so Russia and China will veto. And without NATO, turkey is not very influential.

 

[me_itsme]

Brazil should get a seat with India

I know a solution why do the countries not leave the UN and join my club? I will offer you tea and biscuits in return and we can all get high and be at peace

I am In..

 

[KingMamba]

He has a point. UNSC should either be reformed or scrapped. We support Turkey for a permanent UNSC seat.

How can Turkey be the voice for Muslim states when most Turks want no part of it? Erdogan is just playing out his sultanic fantasies as usual.

In fact countries like Japan, Brazil, or Germany are more deserving than any Muslim state.

 

[Gibbs]

How can Turkey be the voice for Muslim states when most Turks want no part of it? Erdogan is just playing out his sultanic fantasies as usual.

In fact countries like Japan, Brazil, or Germany are more deserving than any Muslim state.

Nor does has beens and lap dogs of the US.. Britain and France.. I support replacement rather than expansion of the UNSC.. Brazil, Germany and Maybe South Africa to replace Britain and France and represent the globe

 

[Kambojaric]

He makes fair points. France and Britain at least are irrelevant in the Security Council as they will basically vote whatever daddy US tells them to vote. The SC will have to be reformed at some point

 

[KingMamba]

Nor does has beens and lap dogs of the US.. Britain and France.. I support replacement rather than expansion of the UNSC.. Brazil, Germany and Maybe South Africa to replace Britain and France and represent the globe

If UK had lost Scotland they would have lost their seat, France still has influence mostly through their former colonies. There was a thread about French control of African finances. So as of this moment it is hard to see either of them losing their place at the table.