UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Prensa Latina) Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero today called for strengthening integration, preserving diversity and promoting respect among the member states of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Nations (CELAC).
During a meeting of foreign ministers of that organization and the Association of Caribbean States at the United Nations, Cafiero considered it vital that the voice of the region be heard at a time of uncertainty.
Likewise, he urged action for the development of peoples and the promotion of pluralism based on solidarity.
He said that since Argentina assumed the interim presidency of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, on January 7 this year, it has promised to implement an intense agenda that always promotes integration, diversity of voices and respect among all.
On the other hand, he thanked the expressions of solidarity with his country’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez after the assassination attempt.
He noted that all the signs of affection and affection that we have received speak of the call that we have as a space for Latin America and the Caribbean to maintain peace and respect for others and to eliminate political violence as a mechanism for coexistence.
Cafiero also called for the expansion of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States with partners outside the region such as China and India and with other blocs such as the European Union, the African Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
He emphasized that in this interconnectedness within and outside the region, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States must play a central role as an interlocutor and facilitator of consensus, particularly in a complex international context such as the current one.
He added that Argentina sought to maximize the existing opportunities and saw that the present was conducive to working on the institutional strengthening of the mechanism.
The participants highlighted the approval of a special declaration by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States on the need to provide support to Haiti, and noted that the meeting of foreign ministers of that organization will be held in Buenos Aires on October 26.
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