United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to reporters at the UN building in New York.
Stating that September will be the month of “multilateral diplomacy”, Guterres said that he will attend the African Climate Summit in Kenya, the Southeast Asian Nations Association (ASEAN) – UN Summit in Indonesia, the G20 Summit in India and the China-G77 Summit in Cuba. announced.
“IN THE NEAR FUTURE…”
Reminding that the 78th UN General Assembly will take place in New York, Guterres stated that he does not expect a major development regarding peace in Ukraine.
“Hope never ends, but peace in Ukraine does not seem possible in the near future. I would be lying if I said I believe otherwise,” Guterres said. he said.
For this reason, the UN Secretary-General stated that it is important to reduce the negative effects of the war in Ukraine.
“MILITARY GOVERNMENTS DEEPENING THE CRISIS”
Speaking about the developments in the African continent, Guterres noted that many countries in the continent are struggling with important governance problems.
“But military governments do not provide solutions, they increase problems. They cannot solve crises, they deepen them,” Guterres said. made its assessment.
Calling on countries in the entire region to build credible democratic institutions, Guterres also underlined the importance of the rule of law.
Guterres stated that the diplomatic efforts of different African-origin regional organizations should be supported.
At the same time, Guterres pointed out that the necessary conditions should be provided in order to get to the root of the problems in Africa, and stated that the most fundamental problem in the continent is insufficient development.
Source: AA