The diplomat wrote on X that although ALBA-TCP (Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty) was created as a category by Commander Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) for Venezuela, “it has been assumed in practice” by its member countries.

Arreaza recalled that in 2018 under the Venezuelan presidency, the Non-Aligned Movement proposed at the UN to establish April 24th as a day of Multilateralism and Peace Diplomacy, and indicated that this initiative was approved by the United Nations General Assembly, which assumed this concept “as a contribution and method to guarantee global stability and security.”

The secretary general of the bloc stressed that today, more than ever, the international system must commit to dialogue, diplomacy, and respect for International Law and People’s Rights to address, without fear and pressure, the “structural and original causes of potential or ongoing wars and conflicts” and as Mahatma Gandhi told us, “there is no way to peace, peace is the way”, he pointed out.

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