Uruguay
Orsi Spoke Before the UN General Assembly and Defended Multilateralism
The Uruguayan president spoke in New York about peace, dialogue and reforms in the international system. Before his speech, he held bilateral meetings and an agenda linked to investments.
Uruguay’s president, Yamandú Orsi, spoke this Thursday at the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York, where he focused his message on peace, dialogue and international cooperation.
According to El País, the president opened his speech with a reference to the 250 years of independence of the United States and argued that governing means, above all, working for people’s well-being. In that line, he said that Uruguay seeks a society based on dignity, freedom, coexistence and opportunity.
During his remarks, Orsi said that peace should not be understood only as the absence of war, but as a permanent construction. He also said that one cannot be indifferent to the suffering caused by armed conflicts, organized crime, terrorism, repression and the economic blockade that, he said, affects the Cuban people.
According to El País, the president called for promoting paths of understanding and opening spaces for dialogue for a peaceful resolution of conflicts. He also stressed the need to act with humility in the international debate and said that no country has an absolute truth or a monopoly on solutions.
In another section, he defended the role of the UN by saying it has more and more reason to exist, although he considered that it must adapt to geopolitical changes and make fair decisions that are respected. He also reiterated that Uruguay will continue to support multilateralism, cooperation, international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
At the close, he questioned the use of the international podium to accuse and attack, saying that this contributes little to the organization’s goals.
Before speaking before the Assembly, Orsi met in New York with the prime minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, a meeting reported both by El País and Subrayado.
In addition, El País reported that on Wednesday the president held a meeting with Karan Bhatia, global director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google, as part of an agenda to promote investments in Uruguay. He also took part in a dinner with business leaders and investors organized by Americas Society/Council of the Americas and met with Lula da Silva, Rodrigo Paz and Santiago Peña.
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