Arab envoys back Turkish PM's criticism of UNSC structure
Ambassadors of Arab countries in Ankara have supported the statements of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who said he was against the UN Security Council's "Permanent" and "Non-permanent" membership differentiation, Anadolu Agency reported.
The head of the Turkey Mission of the Arab League in Ankara,
Mohammad al-Fatih Najiri stressed that after the occupation of
Iraq, UN was damaged and said, "UN has to reassess Security
Council. In this framework, we agree with Turkish PM hundred
percent with what he said about changes in the UN. We will go to UN
together and stand up for it. We will be the defenders of this
argument."
Palestinian Ambassador in Ankara Nabil Maarouf noted that Erdogan's
statement referring the permanent membership of UNSC was mentioned
by many countries.
Kuwait's Ambassador in Ankara Abdullah Abdulaziz El-Duveyk
expressed his point of view that UN and Security Council had to be
reviewed seriously.
Ambassador of Egypt in Ankara Abderahman Salaheldin stressed that
the matter of UNSC had to be sorted as soon as possible.
Furthermore, Ersat Hurzumlu, chief advisor of Middle East to
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, noted that Erdogan touched an
accurate topic and added that all countries were aware of the
situation.
Palestinian Ambassador Maarouf also added that Erdogan was the most
serious supporter of Palestine issue and said, "it is the clearest
and bravest behaviour in the region."
Maarouf underlined that both in diplomatic and political issues in
the international area, Palestine was in cooperation with the
Turkish government.