Turkish President's harsh criticism against the UN's being incapable of providing justice in the world and calls to turn UN to a more democratic, fair, transparent, efficient institution hit UN General Assembly
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a stunning speech in New York during the 71st session of United Nation General Assembly, saying five permanent member countries of the UN don't have the right to seal the fate of the rest of the world.
On Tuesday, The Turkish President also recalled his concerns about the fact that all five members of the UN Security Council are Christian countries, and only represent three continents, Europe, America and Asia.
"This system is subjugating the rest of the world to the decision of five countries. This is not fair. We have been repeatedly offering UN to turn all the members to permanent members. In this way the members may rotate in decision making in every two years so that each of them will have the right to take this important decisions concerning all the world, “he said. "It is possible to turn the UN into being more democratic, fair, transparent, efficient," Erdoğan added.
Turkish President also recalled his concerns about the rising xenophobia and Islamophobia which is an important issue that millions of Turkish people abroad are facing.
"The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) initiative proposed by the Turkey and Spain was very significant due to its purpose to create permanent solution to the dangerous trends that are threatening all people," he said.
Erdoğan also said that the Azaz-Euphrates line turned into being the “peace corridor" while it was a “terror corridor".
"The Euphrates Shield Operation is contributing to the peace that is desired in the region," Erdoğan said.
United States President Barack Obama delivered his last speech as a President in the UN General Assembly, highlighting issues including "Israel occupation" on Palestinian land.
"Surely Israelis and Palestinians will be better off if Palestinians reject incitement and recognize the legitimacy of Israel and if Israel recognizes that it cannot permanently occupy and settle Palestinian land," Obama said.
The statement was significant because Obama for the first time used “occupation" about the situation in the Palestinian land, calling Israel to stop illegal settlements.
Obama, in his speech, also condemned aggressive nationalism, cruel populism and extremism, which he holds responsible for the crisis the world is facing. "Ones who believe in democracy should raise their voices without any hesitation," he said.
Obama stated that military action alone cannot defeat Daesh, emphasizing the important role of the diplomacy in the possible solution in Syria.
Obama noted that radical forces within Islam have been “built up for years and are now at work helping to fuel Syria's tragic civil war and the evil menace of Daesh".
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani harshly criticized the weakness of the U.N. system and insufficient reaction of the international community against the Syrian civil war.
Al Thani said it is "no longer possible to ignore the weakness of the United Nations' legal and institutional system and its inability in many cases to apply standards of justice and fairness to the mechanisms of its functioning."
“The red lines were set for the regime who has violated them, yet those who demarcated those lines have not felt provoked to raise a finger," he added.
French President Francois Hollande said that the use of chemical weapons by Syrian regime forces and Daesh in Syria should not go unpunished and that the U.N. Security Council should adopt a resolution on the matter as soon as possible.
"I say to the Syrian regime's foreign backers that they must compel the regime to enforce peace; otherwise, they will bear the responsibility for the splitting up of the country and the chaos," Hollande said in an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Hollande also called on the international community to do more about Syria
