Russia regards French president's idea of curtailing right of veto at UN Security Council as harmful - deputy FM

Russia regards French president
# 30 June 2015 11:45 (UTC +04:00)

He said that artificial limitations in the UN system can lead to escalation of tension in the world.

“The right of veto is not a privilege, but provision of balancing adopted decisions. We regard the idea of curtailing right of veto of permanent members of the UN Security Council as harmful. We support preservation of the statutory powers of the permanent members, because the right of veto is a great responsibility.”

French President Francois Hollande initiated to curtail the right of veto of permanent members of the UN Security Council in cases of gross violation of human rights, genocide and others.

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