"We believe that now is the time to answer the question: do we really want to see the UN Security Council as an efficient and powerful instrument for maintaining peace and security – or are we ready to let it turn into an arena for propagandistic confrontation, that would result in excluding the Council from the process of searching for the key international decisions," Lavrov said at the United Nations Security Council open debate on international peace and security.
According to the Russian Foreign Minister, "in the latter case it will inevitably have a negative impact on other international and regional forums, weakening the chances of finding the solutions for today's pressing issues even more.
Lavrov also warned that some states are trying to achieve illusory global hegemony by attempting to turn the United Nations Security Council into an organ that rubber-stamps their decisions.
"In pursuit of the illusion of global hegemony, a broad range of unsightly methods are being used, such as massive pressure on sovereign states, attempts to impose on them decisions and standards in political, economic and ideological spheres. For those who disobey, technologies of inspiring domestic disorder and operations for regime changes are ready. The open encouragement for the state turmoil in Ukraine is on this list," added the Russian Minister.
According to the Russian Foreign Minister, some states are attempting "to secure dominance in global affairs, to lead everyone and everywhere, to use military power unilaterally to promote [one's] own interests" – and such approaches clearly contradict the principles, upon which the United Nations organization is based.
The United Nations Security Council is one of the six main organs of the United Nations. Its primary responsibilities include maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations between world countries, guiding cooperation in solving international problems and promoting respect for human rights worldwide.
