Erdogan proposes ending UN Security Council veto power

NEW YORK: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the abolition of the veto power held by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that the current system no longer reflects global political and economic realities. In an opinion piece published by Bloomberg on Tuesday, Erdogan said recent global crises, including wars, pandemics, energy shocks and supply-chain disruptions, had demonstrated the limitations of an international decision-making system