The chancellor Omar Paganini led the first participation of Uruguay at a ministerial meeting of G20, where he urged member countries to “provide leadership to improve global governance,” within the framework of a summit held in Brazil.
Paganini spoke out in favor of “a revitalization” of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and recalled that the country is “a long-time supporter of multilateralism as the best way to find solutions to shared problems.”
The Uruguayan delegation arrived at Rio de Janeiro As part of the invitation of the government of Lula Silva to the Mercosur countries. In this framework, during the session titled “Global Governance Reform,” Paganini referred to the challenges of international institutionality. And economic globalization. “Uruguay understands the role of G20 with a pragmatic approach,” he stated.
In this regard, he maintained that “it is necessary that the WTO recover its functionality in the negotiation of trade agreements and the proper use of the dispute resolution system.”
“Uruguay He is an old supporter of multilateralism as the best way to find solutions to shared problems,” said the chancellor and noted: “We must fight for greater transparency, representativeness, legitimacy and effectiveness, without nullifying the sovereignty of the interested parties.”
Paganini called for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza and condemned the invasion of Ukraine
In turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs gave a speech in the initial session titled “The role of the G20 in dealing with current international tensions.” In this context, he referred to the terrorist attack that he suffered Israel in October by Hamas, The leader expressed “the right to defense and security” of the country, while demanding the release of the hostages and calling for “a humanitarian pause to address the situation of the Palestinian civilian population, as a preparatory path for a lasting peace, which must be based on the two-state solution.”
Paganini considered as the only solid basis of multilateral institutions “human rights and the basic principles of International right, such as respect for territorial integrity and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.”
Regarding the Russian invasion, he insisted on the Uruguayan position of “respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”, as well as the “rejection of the military actions that were unilaterally undertaken by Russia”.
Source: Ambito
