The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Omar Paganini, met this Saturday and Sunday with other world leaders to discuss the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Dozens of countries meeting at a peace summit in Swiss They reiterated their support for the independence and territorial sovereignty of Ukraine, while pointing out that kyiv must dialogue with Moscow to end the war and Uruguay was one of the speaking countries of the Peace Summit where he gave his support to the outcome of the meeting.
More than two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leaders and senior officials from more than 90 countries met at a luxurious hotel complex in the Swiss city of Burgenstock, to try to end the biggest conflict in Europe from the Second World War.
However, neither Russia neither China were present at the meeting, which closed with a declaration supported by nearly 80 of the 92 participating countries. “We believe that achieving peace requires the involvement and dialogue between all parties,” the document said.
The statement also reaffirmed “the principles of sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all States, including Ukraine”, called for a prisoner exchange and requested the return home of children deported to Russia. While, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates The United States did not appear on the list of countries that supported the final declaration, announced on screen.
The role of Uruguay
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Omar Paganini was one of the speakers during the summit and in his speech during the plenary, Minister Paganini conveyed the support of Uruguay to the outcome of the summit and ratified the need for the international community to assume the commitment to reach a solution that leads to peace, based on the principles of the UN charter.
“The impact of this war has gone far beyond the countries directly involved, which is why the commitment of the international community is essential, but even more so because basic principles are at stake,” he assured and added: “Uruguay supports the outcome of this summit and will continue on the side of peace, based on the principles of UN Charter.”
On the other hand, in parallel to the summit, the leader of the portfolio held bilateral meetings with other representatives of several countries such as Mexico, Ecuador, Ukraine, Suriname, Dominican Republic and New Zealand.
Source: Ambito
