After meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, Lula Da Silva, president of Brazil, denounced Israel for not complying with “any” of the UN decisions. In addition, the president reinforced the importance of the BRICS in a multipolar world.
In the middle of his tour through different countries of Africa, Lula Silva denounced Israel by fail to comply with UN decisions in reference to the armed conflict with Palestine and the terrorist group Hamas. Furthermore, the Brazilian president considered “the killing of Palestinian women and children in the Gaza Strip is unjustifiable“.
Lula made these statements after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fatah Al Sisi in Cairo. The president of Brazil is on a two-day tour of Egypt and will then continue to Ethiopiawhere he will participate in the summit of the African Union in Addis Ababawithin the framework of the incorporations of new nations to the BRICS.
Lula Da Silva’s statements
“The UN Security Council cannot do anything about the situation in Israel and Gaza. The only thing that can be done is ask for peace before the mediabut it seems to me that Israel’s premise is not comply with any decision made by the United Nations“said Lula in Cairo, after his meeting with Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. In addition, the Brazilian president assured the decision of accompany South Africa in the complaint for genocide against Israel before the International Court of Justice.
“Brazil was a country that strongly condemned Hamas in the attack on Israel and the kidnapping of hundreds of people. And we condemn them and call the act a terrorist act. But there is no explanation for Israel’s behavior, under the pretext of defeating Hamaskilling women and children, something that has never been seen in any war that I am aware of,” the President of Brazil deepened.
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According to Lula, “it is urgent to establish a definitive ceasefire that allows the provision of sustainable and unhindered humanitarian aid and the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. Brazil strictly opposes attempts to forcibly remove the Palestinian people. There will be no peace without a Palestinian State, living side by side with Israel, within mutually agreed upon and internationally recognized borders.” In this context, the President of Brazil called on his Egyptian counterpart to support the Brazilian initiative to reform multilateral institutions giving as an example that the UN Security Council failed to prevent the invasion of Iraqthe ukrainian warthe invasion of Libya and the Israel war in Gaza.
Lula’s tour with the BRICS as north
The Brazilian president’s statements came within the framework of his tour of Africa, which met him for two days Egypt and now you will see him continue towards Ethiopiawhere he will participate in the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. Both Egypt and Ethiopia were two of the five countries that They joined the BRICS in 2024.
The Brazilian president defended his foreign policy strategy beyond relations with Europe and the United States and claimed the BRICS: “it is the main space for articulation of emerging countries that are moving towards a multipolar world.” At the same time, Lula reiterated the need to create a common currency to reduce dependence on the dollar in foreign trade.
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“In the Brics we will work together to reform the global order and build peaceespecially at a time when protectionist pressures and conflicts are resurfacing that penalize the poorest countries. We will work to create a common unit of value in commercial and investment transactions of the Bricsas a way to avoid global dependence on a single currency,” Lula declared. In addition, the discussions between the Egyptian president and his Brazilian counterpart also focused on “joint coordination in international forums, taking into account the regional weight of both countries,” according to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy.
Source: Ambito
