The international community is at a critical juncture and in order for the United Nations to maintain and increase their importance, it is necessary to enhance their effectiveness in the areas of peace and security, which were the main reasons the UN were established, ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis has said, addressing an informal plenary of the General Assembly which discussed the reform of the Security Council.
Mavroyiannis played a leading role during his tenure as Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN as he had been appointed by the President of the 61st Session of the General Assembly as an inter-mediator for the “question on the right of veto”.
In his speech he noted that the Security Council should represent in a better way the modern world and chart the way for future challenges.
He stressed that Cyprus closely monitors the discussion of the reform of the Security Council and wishes to see the whole effort bearing fruits. As a small country with a political problem on the agenda of the Security Council for more than 50 years, Cyprus has put almost all of its hopes on a strong and credible Organisation, capable of producing tangible results and fully play its role, he explained.
He also said that reforming the Security Council is a time-consuming procedure because of the many difficulties that arise and called in an effort that would be based on a negotiation text that would be supported by the majority of the members of the Security Council including the five permanent ones.
