Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean President has disclosed that African countries are ready to quit the United Nations stating that the move has become necessary following several failed attempts by African Union to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
According to Sunday Mail, the move to exit the United Nations comes in line with the move to secure two permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council.
Mugabe while speaking at the Harare International Airport upon his return to the country from the United Nations General Assembly held in New York said: “This year we went to UN as an African committee after we agreed to join hands and speak with one voice on the issue of vetoing power… It’s unfortunate that we had not finished and agreed on our position as the African Union, but I hope all will be fine next year.
“But next year in September if they keep on refusing to accept and give the Africa Union the veto powers we will pull out.”
New Zimbabwe reports that the president noted that African countries along with Asia and other countries will pull out of the United Nations to form another body.
Mugabe said: “They must not cry foul when countries from these regions pull out and form our own Union… The Union will have countries such as China, India and other Asian countries, and then we have to see that which countries will remain in United Nations.”
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