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Întrevederi ale premierului Marcel Ciolacu cu António Guterres, Secretarul General al Națiunilor Unite, și Dennis Frances, președintele Adunării Generale a acestui for

December 7, 2023

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Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, at UN: As a state that went through the world wars of last century, Romania loves peace and believes in the role of negotiation for conflict resolution

The need to strengthen international order through norms, with the United Nations playing the main role, the consequences of the military aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, global food safety, and the conflict in the Gaza Strip were the main topics discussed at the meetings Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu had in the USA with Antonio Guterres, the Secretary - General of the United Nations, and with Dennis Frances, the president of the General Assembly of this forum.
We support your leadership and vision, as reflected in Our Common Agenda regarding the future of global cooperation through an inclusive and efficient multilateralism, which will mean a renewed solidarity between people and the next generations, a new social agreement rooted in human rights, a better management of the essential common goods and the global public goods to the benefit of us all, fairly and sustainably, the Romanian Prime Minister underscored during his meeting with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu voiced Romanias firm support for the reforming efforts of the UN and appreciated that 2024 is going to be a pivotal year for the world organization, especially considering the need for an ambitious result at the Future Summit, a major test, and revealing at the same time for the member states ability to work together effectively.
Regarding the Ukrainian issue, the Romanian Prime Minister showed that Romania supports the Formula for Peace, a unique framework meant to lead to a comprehensive peace, just and sustainable in Ukraine, and that our country will continue to firmly support the resilience of the Republic of Moldova, the second most affected country in the region.
As a state that went through the world wars of last century, with much suffering and great losses, Romania loves peace and aspires to a solution to put an end to all divergences of interests between the world states through dialogue and negotiation. Diplomacy is always preferable to weapons. But at the same time we want a peace that will not reward the aggressors, added the Head of the Romanian Executive.
Related to the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu congratulated Antonio Guterres for the special role he played in facilitating access to humanitarian aid in the area, and voiced his special appreciation for the efforts made by the UN personnel, despite the risks, to continue to grant assistance to the Palestinian people and send condolences for the loss of lives among these people.
We support your approach in response to the current situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip, which is essentially based on observing the international law and the international humanitarian law, stated the Romanian official, adding that the main objectives here, according to Romania, should be to prevent more human lives being lost among the civilians, improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, preventing a regional spread of the conflict and creating a political horizon that will lead to the implementation of the two states solution.
In his turn, Antonio Guterres congratulated Romania for the major role it played in supporting the Ukrainian refugees and preventing a global food crisis, through facilitating the transit of grains from Ukraine to the global markets. Moreover, he remarked on how Romania managed to get mobilized and send humanitarian aid to the civilians in Gaza, and mentioned Romanias potential to normalize the situation in the region, through its friendly relations with both the State of Israel and the Palestinian state.
Other topics addressed during the Prime Minister's meetings with the two high UN officials, Antonio Guterres and Dennis Frances, referred to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, climate change management, combating disinformation, strengthening the UN presence in Romania, as a response to the offensive of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, and the active role played by our country in UN actions for peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.
At the end of the meetings at the UN headquarters, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu signed the UN guest book and visited the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN, to meet with the representatives of the diplomatic corps working here.
Additional information:
The United Nations, the most important international forum, was founded after the Second World War with the mission to ensure global peace, respect for human rights, international cooperation, and respect for international law.
Romania became a member of the UN on December 14, 1955, following the decision taken by the General Assembly. Our country was elected president of the General Assembly from September 1967 to September 1968 and held over time the positions of vice-president of the General Assembly, president, or vice-president in various committees of the UN General Assembly.
The most significant UN funds and programs that have opened their representative offices and implemented programs for Romania are the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Childrens Fund, the United Nations Population Fund, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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