United Nations – Turkish Leader Slams UN Security Council

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    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, September 24, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonUnited Nations – The president of Turkey has slammed the U.N. Security Council’s inaction on some of the world’s most pressing issues, accusing its members of rendering the world body ineffective.

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    Speaking before the General Assembly meeting in New York Wednesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the U.N. has repeatedly failed to act, citing the Syrian civil war which has killed more than 200,000 people and this summer’s Gaza War in which more than 2,000 people died.

    He also criticized Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi who spoke from the same podium shortly before.

    He said the democratically elected President of Egypt, Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown by a coup, and the U.N. chose to legitimize the person who conducted this coup — a reference to El-Sissi.


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    yankee96
    yankee96
    9 years ago

    this guy is dangerous and needs to be dealt with

    bigwheeel
    bigwheeel
    9 years ago

    It seems there is hope for the UN, after all. If rogues like Erdohan of Turkey are criticizing this long-ineffective body and are unhappy with it.