Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for reforms in the United Nations Security Council and proposed to abolish the system of permanent members and the power of veto.

In his article published in Bloomberg, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the current structure of the Security Council reflects the post-World War II era, while recent global crises, energy problems, supply chain disruptions and regional disputes have highlighted the flaws of the current system.

Erdogan has said that meaningful reforms should begin with the abolition of the special power of veto.

He says that adding new permanent members to the Security Council will not solve the problem but will be equivalent to giving special powers to more countries.

The Turkish President proposed that there should be no permanent members of the Security Council, but that all members should be elected by the UN General Assembly on a rotating basis for fixed terms, and that countries wishing to become part of the Council would have to regain the support of a majority of the members of the General Assembly.

Erdogan also called for strengthening the powers of the General Assembly and making the Security Council more accountable to it.

On the other hand, Russia disagreed with Erdogan’s proposal to end the veto and supported increasing the number of permanent members in the Security Council and maintaining the current veto system.