The ambassador of Palestine in Uruguay, Nadya Rasheed, was in the Parliament and demanded that the government “raise its voice for an immediate ceasefire” in the context of the war being fought in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, where there is a hostage who is the granddaughter of Uruguayans.
Rasheed thus questioned the country’s abstention in the UN and expressed at a press conference: “We need Uruguay “Raise your voice for an immediate ceasefire, to allow the entry of immediate humanitarian aid.”
The Palestinian diplomatic representative maintained that “it is very important” that the government defines itself by pointing out that “everyone has respect for the country because it has principles with human rights, with international laws, with the protection of civilians and children.” .
“There are a million Palestinians, children who are living in Loop, that now, more than 5,000 have been killed. We need to stop this situation,” claimed the ambassador.
And he added: “We have come to Parliament today to try to report what is happening in our town. He is being massacred, for 17 years we have a general blockade; “There are more than 2 million people who are blocked, they are being massacred, by air, sea and land.”
Criticism of Uruguay’s abstention at the UN
Regarding the Uruguayan abstention in the UN on the resolution calling for an “immediate and lasting humanitarian truce,” he said: “We don’t really understand why Uruguay was not part; to save lives, children.”
Shortly after the resolution was known, the secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgadohad dismissed the criticism by clarifying that the government will always “promote peace.”
“And in this case, a call for peace that seems to me that there is no Uruguayan inhabitant who is not attentive to that being the slogan,” he highlighted. Slim, joining the statement of the Chancellerywhich rejected “all forms of violence, threat or use of force in direct violation of the norms of International Human Rights Law,” as well as “International Humanitarian Law.”
Source: Ambito
