Premier Rutte says the General Assembly of the United Nations to. Photo Reuters / Lucas Jackson
Netherlands is firm in his conviction to uphold international law and promote. That said Prime Minister Mark Rutte tonight sometime during his first speech in the General Assembly of the United Nations: “This summer showed how connected the Netherlands, with the rest of the world and how important a stable legal order.”
Rutte spoke about the “tragedy” of the air crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in which 298 people died, of whom a portion of the remains and personal belongings are still not repatriated from eastern Oekaraïne. “Without the destabilization of the Crimea and eastern Ukraine, these people would still be alive,” said the prime minister certainly, without mentioning names. He stressed the need for the “unhindered” resumption of the independent investigation at the scene
Rutte therefore called for international cooperation on global issues:. “There is no other alternative.” He explained in his speech the use of military force in Iraq:
“As home to the International Criminal Court and International Court of The Netherlands has a special responsibility when people fall prey to war. “
After seeing the images of violence in the region should, according Rutte” without hesitation “and” resolute “be taken. “Perpetrators of atrocities should be punished,” he underlined again.
The Netherlands as a candidate for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council in 2017 also lobbied Rutte for more effective cooperation between the fifteen members. The prime minister stressed the need to be able to act in the event of crises or mass atrocities by limiting. Use of the veto faster It Rutte spoke in favor of “underrepresented” African countries in the Security Council, which the prime minister should get. Greater say
Read the whole speech Rutte at the UN.
(AP)
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