Erdogan criticizes UN Security Council System

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the UN Security Council mechanism, saying that justice cannot prevail in a world stuck between the words of five permanent members. Speaking at the opening ceremony of an event in Istanbul, Erdogan highlighted the humanitarian plight in Syria and cited casualties due to conventional and chemical attacks, while criticizing and questioning the inaction and existence of the UN Security Council. "The world is bigger than five. This system should be a rotating one. I, with my 11 year experience as a prime minister, do not believe that the UN Security Council, which is dominated by certain actors, can help secure peace in the world," Erdogan said, referring to the five permanent members of the council. Erdogan also noted that some Western countries were content with the military coup in Egypt and pointed to the contradiction of that attitude with narratives of democracy and respect for public will.