Avenue of flags outside the UN building in Geneva MOSCOW, Jan 5 UN needs to be reformed by providing seats in the Security Council and the veto to African countries, said in an interview with RIA Novosti the Ambassador of Ethiopia to the Russian Federation Alemayeh Tegen. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking about the «five» permanent members of the UN Security Council, noted that it is necessary to think about how to make the organization more balanced, while not canceling the veto, as this will destroy the foundation of the organization. «The UN needs to be reformed. Look, Africa is home to 1.3 billion, it is a very large continent. With such a population, we do not have a single permanent seat in the UN Security Council. So we Africans have long demanded this, «Tegenu said. The ambassador added that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali insists that African countries raise this issue at the UN, and Putin is right when he says that African countries need to fightfor seats in the UN Security Council. At the same time, he noted that African countries must be given the right of veto. «Because only five countries in the UN can use the veto. Africa also needs a veto right, this is our demand, «he stressed. Europeans are trying to stop Russian expansion into Africa text of the interview with Alemayeh Tegen & gt; & gt;