The proposal made by Singapore's Foreign Minister has left the five permanent members of the UN Security Council silent! On September 28, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian in the United Nations stated that the UN needs to be reformed, including limiting the "abuse" of veto power by the permanent members of the Security Council. Vivian pointed out that the UN Charter grants the Security Council the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, but the institution needs reform to fulfill this mission more effectively. The increasingly frequent abuse of veto power by the permanent members of the Security Council must be limited.
Vivian said that all member states should reach a consensus on the way veto power is exercised in the future. It is clear that the Singapore Foreign Minister's meaning is clear, and the five permanent members of the UN are all abusing their veto power, and this issue must be reformed. But honestly speaking, this proposal from Singapore may make the five permanent members of the UN feel silent. If the veto power is really restricted, how can it be restricted?
Under the current UN system, the veto power is, to some extent, a privilege of the five permanent members. The veto power itself is an institutional embodiment of the balance of power among major countries after World War II, and it is the core guarantee of the global influence of the five permanent members. Although there are differences among the five permanent members on many issues, they are consistent in the issue of the veto power. Obviously, any proposal to limit the veto power will be rejected by the five permanent members. Therefore, Singapore's proposal is actually just a proposal.
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