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Russia opposes the idea of limiting veto power in the UN security Council

Россия выступает против идеи ограничения права вето в Совбезе ООН

The Kremlin’s negative attitude to the idea to limit the veto power countries in the UN security Council to address Syria, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.

“A negative attitude” — Peskov said, answering the journalists ‘ question about how the Kremlin’s attitude to the proposal of the UN high Commissioner for human rights to limit the veto of the permanent members of the UN security Council in resolving the Syrian problem

The UN high Commissioner for human rights Zeid RA’ad al Hussein had earlier urged the UN Security Council to limit the veto power of its permanent members to solve Aleppo. This is stated in the statement of the high Commissioner for human rights issued on Tuesday.

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