2023-09-23 14:54:25
The United Nations high-level week ends with an observation: the world and its balances have changed and the UN General Assembly is perhaps no longer a privileged place to address geopolitical challenges. But “it’s the only place where 193 states can still come together and think about reinventing themselves“, declared Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib as she concluded her mission in New York.
“We end the week with a record 35 bilateral meetings and events organized or co-chaired“, declared the minister with a smile during a moment of celebration with the Foreign Affairs team on Friday evening. Oman, Jordan, Turkey, the Palestinian Authority, the United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burundi, the DRC, Algeria… The minister met countries from all walks of life.”This high-level week allows us to meet all the counterparts with whom we need to speak, and to forge coalitions with those we don’t see much. This would require weeks or even months of traveling abroad“, indicated the minister.
French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as the leaders of China, Xi Jinping, Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Britain, Rishi Sunak, were conspicuous by their absence. “We can read that the high-level week is perhaps no longer the ideal place to address geopolitical challenges. It is true that the Security Council is weakened by one of its members (Russia, Editor’s note), which paralyzes discussions on Ukraine or the Middle East.“, commented Hadja Lahbib.
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