MEXICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING POLITICAL DIALOGUE AT CHINA-CELAC FORUM
Mexico works on the basic premise that a more united Caribbean and Latin America is capable of articulating shared solutions and addressing different geopolitical scenarios. Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente endorsed President Sheinbaum’s proposals: unity, collaboration, and coordination, yes, but without subordination.
Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente stated, “We are facing a historic opportunity to revitalize international political dialogue and strengthen cooperation and consensus-building among our regions.” Mexico is based on a basic premise: a more united region is a region capable of articulating shared solutions and addressing the various global geopolitical scenarios, he stated.
Participating today in Beijing in the plenary session of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum, Foreign Minister De la Fuente said it is urgent to undertake a critical exercise and relaunch a reform process that preserves the fundamental role of the United Nations in debating and legitimizing the collective decisions of the international community.
De la Fuente stated that these are times for efficient, pragmatic, and inclusive political dialogue.
Time, he said in his speech at the China National Convention Center, to strengthen multilateralism with actions that, if decisive today, will be decisive tomorrow in moving toward the future we long for.
In this regard, and quoting President Claudia Sheinbaum, he said these are times of unity, collaboration, and coordination, but not of subordination.
On behalf of Mexico, he welcomed all initiatives aimed at opening up and building bridges between countries, as well as projects aimed at complementing national, regional, and multilateral efforts in cooperation and development.
He considered it imperative to direct the efforts of nations with a pragmatic, results-oriented approach, as well as to continue working in strategic areas, the most important of which is the fight against poverty and inequality.
“During the last CELAC summit, held in Tegucigalpa, President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed holding a Summit for the Economic Well-being of Latin America and the Caribbean. We thank the countries of the region for accepting this proposal,” he stated.
After reiterating the fundamental importance of a more united and stronger region, De la Fuente said that international peace and security, an effective response to the multiple environmental and health crises, as well as the eradication of poverty and inequality, among other challenges, depend on a solid international system, underpinned by mutual trust and unrestricted respect for the rules of international law.