Cameron rejects Truss verdict on United Nations
LORD Cameron has responded to comments made by fellow former Prime Minister Liz Truss that she “can’t see a purpose for the United Nations as it stands”.
The Foreign Secretary said: “I take the view that the United Nations has many problems and issues and the frustrations of dealing with the Security Council at the moment, when you’ve got a Russian veto and a Chinese veto, these frustrations are very great.
“But, nonetheless, it’s important we have an international body where issues can be discussed, where countries can come together.”
And he called for “clear resolutions” from the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) on whether Iran is in breach of promises it has made around nuclear non-proliferation.
Asked about Iran’s drone and missiles attack on Israel, Lord Cameron said: “We have sanctioned hundreds of people in Iran, we’ve sanctioned the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) in its entirety.
“We will be discussing with the French and others further steps we can take in order to discourage Iran from this behaviour, further sanctions that should be put in place.
“We also need to look at the work we do together at the International Atomic Energy Authority, where we do need to have clear resolutions where Iran is in breach of the promises it’s made.”