Bulgaria participates in debate on opportunities to limit veto use in the UN Security Council
26 September 2014 News
Bulgaria believes there are grounds to consider the expediency of imposing veto at the UN Security Council in case of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said, addressing a ministerial meeting dedicated to the problem of limiting the use of veto power in the UN Security Council. The forum was held on 25 September 2014, during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly.
The ministerial was organized one year after French President Francois Hollande called for the five permanent members of the Security Council to adopt a code of conduct in which they would voluntarily suspend their veto power in cases of mass violation of human rights in a certain state. This initiative is supported by a considerable number of UN Member States, with over 70 countries being represented at high level at the meeting, including all permanent members of the Security Council.
The representatives of the participating states declared joint support for the objective of the initiative: to build confidencein the Security Council as a body which, according to the UN Charter, bears the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.