Malmierca mentioned Cuba’s points of view on this issue during his speech at the 28th edition of the event, being held until March 15 in New Delhi.

The minister stressed that the current international economic scenario causes the countries most dependent on trade and those with the most vulnerable populations, to raise questions about how to help minimize the uncertainty caused by complex geopolitical events.

He mentioned, as other concerns, how to recover the levels of economic sustainability affected by Covid-19 pandemic in different parts of the planet and make climate change, which is always constant, no longer a negative catalyst with irreversible effects.

According to him, it is essential to reinforce the political will of the nations in order to progress on the paths of economic integration, with the objective that the peoples can achieve their legitimate development interests to reduce asymmetries.

“Associations must focus on a fair integration of their economies into the flow of international trade, among other objectives,” Malmierca said in his speech.

“Only effective multilateralism will prove to be the strongest pillar of peace in the future. There is no path to peace, as peace is the path, as Mahatma Gandhi said. So, effective multilateralism should also be,” he emphasized.

Malmierca asserted that Cuba will work to defend multilateralism at all costs from the presidency of the 77 Group + China.

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