EU Foreign Minister on UK Losing UN Security Council Seat: “I Don’t Know.”
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The EU’s epic folly in appointing arguably the least qualified candidate in Europe to its newly-created post of Foreign Minister, continues to rebound on the struggling organization. The never-elected Cathy Ashton, whose resume boasts no diplomatic experience at all, has appeared before the European Parliament a second time to face questions from its members about her suitability to be Europe’s top diplomat.
When asked about whether the EU should replace France and Britain in a single seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), she embarrassingly admitted she knew nothing about the topic, despite clauses in the EU’s Lisbon Treaty granting the EU rights to speak for its members in the UNSC in certain circumstances. For good measure, she added: “You’ve caught me out.”
When asked about her strident advocacy of unilateral nuclear disarmament in the 1980’s, she boasted that her opinion was formed having never visited Eastern Europe but may have changed later in life. Not exactly inspired thinking from the diplomat representing 27 countries including most of Eastern Europe. (more…)