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Malaysian Prime Minister: General Assembly should be capable of overriding a Security Council veto

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Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the veto power held by the permanent members of the Security Council should be regulated "so as to prohibit that power being used at the sole discretion of its holder." One possibility he suggested was to make certain resolutions of the General Assembly capable of overriding a Council veto.

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