Point of view Quote by Antonio Guterres

The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country blocking action…

— Kofi Annan

There has been talk of lack of consensus, but we all know that this is the veto of foreign powers, the intolerable situation in…

— Rafael Correa

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

— Vladimir Putin

Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive…

— Sergei Lavrov

We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.

— Jose Maria Aznar

Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council.

— Li Zhaoxing

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long…

— Hans Blix

Russia shouldn't even be on the Security Council, but they are a permanent member of the council, and we can't change that.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear…

— Moshe Katsav

I will never cede the authority of our country or our security to any other nation. I'll never give a veto over American security…

— John F. Kerry

Sanctions are a bad idea.

— Mohamed ElBaradei