United Russia legislator has an idea I like -- move the UN to India

[browsing deer]

Good riddance to bad rubbish I say
Move UN HQ to neutral country, says Russian MP
A leftist Russian MP wants the UN headquarters moved to a neutral country. Addressing the UN Secretary-General, Igor Zotov says the current host - the USA - is using its position to apply leverage against its political opponents.
“The benefits of the public discussion prompted by the initiative to move the UN headquarters are obvious. It will allow nations to get a different view of the UN’s place in the modern world and yet another time raise the question of fundamental problems in this organization and its adapting to modern realities,” Zotov (Fair Russia) writes in his letter, quoted by popular Russian daily Izvestia.

The lawmaker suggested that the decision to move the UN headquarters is made through a broad consensus of representatives of all UN member-countries, various activists and politicians and legal and political experts.

Zotov mentioned that the current placement of the UN offices allows the United States to manipulate the work of the General Assembly through “selective” access of other nations’ politicians to the working meetings of the body.

Deputy head of the State Duma Committee for International Relations, Leonid Kalashnikov, supported the idea, saying the Russian delegation to the UN could initiate the transition of the organization’s headquarters to a neutral country, such as Switzerland.

The initiative was prompted by last week’s scandal in which US authorities issued a delayed and restricted visa to the chair of the Russian upper house, Valentina Matviyenko, who planned to attend an inter-parliamentary conference at UN headquarters and meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York City. As a result, the entire Russian delegation had to cancel its participation in the event and the meeting between Matviyenko and Ban had to be postponed.

Russian Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over the US visa restrictions, saying Washington’s move had effectively derailed the Federation Council leader’s visit to an international conference hosted by a major global organization.

“The visa contains a number of unacceptable restrictions on Valentina Matviyenko’s stay in the United States,” the ministry said, adding that the American actions “constitute a flagrant violation of universally accepted norms of international law and are contrary to the obligations of countries hosting multilateral forums on their territory.”

 

[Correll]

I like it, let the asswipe UN "diplomats" and "officials" enjoy their Perks and Prestige amid the stench of the Turd World, instead of the nice place that the Evul Old White Guys have built.

 

[skye]

I like it, let the asswipe UN "diplomats" and "officials" enjoy their Perks and Prestige amid the stench of the Turd World, instead of the nice place that the Evul Old White Guys have built.

I agree, let them go to that part of the world!

On the other hand, de Blasio's New York is fast losing its shine....and it's not what it used to be anymore.

I'm quoting:


"Diplomats from Third World countries say the area around the United Nations is crawling with more vagrants than their impoverished homelands."

"A staffer at the Guyanese consulate, Courtney Noel, said homelessness in his impoverished South American country isn’t nearly as glaring as in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay."

"A diplomat from war-torn Iraq called the hordes of bums “a very painful thing to see.”
In Baghdad, we have a lot of homeless, too. But at least the social network is very strong there,” he said.



and so on

 

[Bleipriester]

Also curios when MPs in Brussels get robbed in Europe´s Crime Capital.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Good riddance to bad rubbish I say
Move UN HQ to neutral country, says Russian MP
A leftist Russian MP wants the UN headquarters moved to a neutral country. Addressing the UN Secretary-General, Igor Zotov says the current host - the USA - is using its position to apply leverage against its political opponents.
“The benefits of the public discussion prompted by the initiative to move the UN headquarters are obvious. It will allow nations to get a different view of the UN’s place in the modern world and yet another time raise the question of fundamental problems in this organization and its adapting to modern realities,” Zotov (Fair Russia) writes in his letter, quoted by popular Russian daily Izvestia.

The lawmaker suggested that the decision to move the UN headquarters is made through a broad consensus of representatives of all UN member-countries, various activists and politicians and legal and political experts.

Zotov mentioned that the current placement of the UN offices allows the United States to manipulate the work of the General Assembly through “selective” access of other nations’ politicians to the working meetings of the body.

Deputy head of the State Duma Committee for International Relations, Leonid Kalashnikov, supported the idea, saying the Russian delegation to the UN could initiate the transition of the organization’s headquarters to a neutral country, such as Switzerland.

The initiative was prompted by last week’s scandal in which US authorities issued a delayed and restricted visa to the chair of the Russian upper house, Valentina Matviyenko, who planned to attend an inter-parliamentary conference at UN headquarters and meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York City. As a result, the entire Russian delegation had to cancel its participation in the event and the meeting between Matviyenko and Ban had to be postponed.

Russian Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over the US visa restrictions, saying Washington’s move had effectively derailed the Federation Council leader’s visit to an international conference hosted by a major global organization.

“The visa contains a number of unacceptable restrictions on Valentina Matviyenko’s stay in the United States,” the ministry said, adding that the American actions “constitute a flagrant violation of universally accepted norms of international law and are contrary to the obligations of countries hosting multilateral forums on their territory.”

Lol are we calling them "United Russia" now?!

 

[longknife]

I wholeheartedly agree Get them off American soil completely.

 

[browsing deer]

I like it, let the asswipe UN "diplomats" and "officials" enjoy their Perks and Prestige amid the stench of the Turd World, instead of the nice place that the Evul Old White Guys have built.

I agree, let them go to that part of the world!

On the other hand, de Blasio's New York is fast losing its shine....and it's not what it used to be anymore.

I'm quoting:


"Diplomats from Third World countries say the area around the United Nations is crawling with more vagrants than their impoverished homelands."

"A staffer at the Guyanese consulate, Courtney Noel, said homelessness in his impoverished South American country isn’t nearly as glaring as in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay."

"A diplomat from war-torn Iraq called the hordes of bums “a very painful thing to see.”
In Baghdad, we have a lot of homeless, too. But at least the social network is very strong there,” he said.



and so on

Nowdays, most of them would prefer to move

 

[Vikrant]

UN due to nature of its mission has to appear neutral. U.S. constantly finds itself in conflicts involving various countries on various continents. I am not saying U.S. is right or wrong but it makes it harder for countries to believe in the neutrality of the UN when it is located in a country which is deeply involved in the conflict. India is definitely a good candidate for hosting UN headquarters because it has good relations with most countries in the world; it rarely finds itself in conflict.

But I am sure there are some other equally good candidates for hosting UN headquarters where inhabitants are somewhat lighter skinned to alleviate the pain and suffering on those who would not prefer a dark skinned country as a host.

 

[longknife]

I firmly believe the UN MUST leave NYC and the USA.

But, where to?

I would say neutral Switzerland but it already hosts a lot of UN facilities. Austria is also neutral and has a very large UN facility across the Danube from Vienna.

As someone pointed out, perhaps India would serve.