Mexico’s Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente called on the United Nations General Assembly on September 22 to urgently push for a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict, denouncing both famine and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories.
“There’s an urgent need to take measures that put an end to this devastating war, with the recognition of two States that guarantees a safe and prosperous future for all countries in the region,” the Minister stated in his address.
De la Fuente reminded member states that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has been evident for months and urged the international community to intensify efforts to halt the violence.
He also took part in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), where he emphasized that Latin America and the Caribbean remain a zone of peace that must be preserved through respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, international law, and non-interference in internal affairs.
De la Fuente also held bilateral meetings with Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira; India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar; the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas; as well as other EU foreign ministers, to discuss multilateral cooperation and bi-regional agendas.
In his message, De la Fuente highlighted Mexico’s advances in gender equality, underscoring the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the country’s first woman president.
“It’s women’s time,” he said, recalling that gender equality is enshrined in the Constitution and pointing to Mexico’s feminist foreign policy and the Ministry of Women as proof that the Beijing Platform remains relevant.
He also presented Plan Mexico, designed to attract strategic investments, and stressed the progress made in modernizing the Global Agreement with the European Union.
The day’s discussions were opened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who marked the 80th anniversary of the multilateral body with a call to preserve peace and strengthen international cooperation.
Throughout the week, the General Assembly will debate the situation in Gaza amid Israel’s military offensive following the Hamas attack in October 2023, as well as the proposal to recognize the State of Palestine, which still lacks the support of Israel and the United States.
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