Veto will not preclude us from acting: US on terror sanctions
The US said today that countries using veto to
scuttle sanctioning of terrorists will not "preclude" it from taking
actions, amid continued Chinese opposition to efforts to get
Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN.
The US said today that countries using veto to scuttle sanctioning
of terrorists will not "preclude" it from taking actions, amid
continued Chinese opposition to efforts to get Pakistan-based JeM chief
Masood Azhar banned by the UN.
"The administration very much is
looking at all of these avenues and some of the things we have talked
about is sanctions and who is on the list and how we have managed that,"
US' envoy to the UN Nikki Haley told reporters here.
"And that is
part of what we are going to try and find our place with is that we do
want to make sure that we are calling out those that we need to call
out," she said.
Haley made the remarks while addressing a press
conference after assuming role of President of the Security Council for
the month of April.
She was asked about efforts to get terrorists,
particularly those in the South Asian region, sanctioned under UNSC's
sanctions list and how another permanent member scuttles these efforts
by using its veto power, a veiled reference to China blocking moves to
ban Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar.
"Are we going to have people
that veto certain issues? Yes. But that doesn't preclude the US from
acting and it certainly does not preclude us from trying to see if we
can change that as well," Haley said.
"Our goal is to get more
done together than we do separately. If we cannot get it done separately
then we just move in another direction to still get the same things
done," she said.
The US wants to make sure that it is leading towards a "result" and "not sitting back" and allowing things to happen
"I
think you are obviously seeing a very aggressive administration because
we feel like in order to lead we need to act and in order to act we
need to make sure we have those conversations with the National Security
Council and we are having those conversations with the National
Security Council," she said.
Haley noted that a lot has happened
in the last two months of her assuming the UN ambassador's role under
the Trump administration and a lot will continue to happen "but it is
all about how we can make sure we are moving the ball".
Haley also
brought up her Indian heritage when she asked about her qualities of
being able to speak freely and openly and whether she was offered the
role of Secretary of State by Donald Trump.
"Every position that I
have ever had, people have assumed that I'm looking towards something
bigger when in reality I'm the daughter of Indian parents who said to me
'whatever you do be great at it and make sure people remember you for
it'. That is all I am trying to do," Haley said.
"That is all I have
ever known how to be is to try and just do my job to the best of my
ability and if that comes out blunt and if that comes out strong -- I'm
one of two brothers and a sister -- my parents raised us all to be
strong
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