Turkey's President Erdogan (Photo from AA)
Istanbul (IINA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday reiterated his call for the UN Security Council reform, pointing out the unfairness of the lack of a Muslim permanent member, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
“The world is bigger than five,” Erdogan said at an inaugural ceremony in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district.
“We cannot convict the fate of world’s 196 states from the two lips of five UN Security Council permanent members. It was the circumstances of the World War I," he stated.
“Now the UN’s functioning must be reformed. There is no Muslim country among the five – all of them are Christian, non-Muslim. What is that approach? Is it fair? It’s not!
“We are looking for a fair world. We are fighting for a fair world.”
Erdogan said Turkey raised the issue of Security Council reform at every international meeting and called for a body that represents all continents and religious groups.
AB/IINA
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