BRASILIA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Wednesday regretted the United States’ veto in the United Nations (UN) Security Council of the Brazilian proposal to cease humanitarian fire for the war between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas .
At a press conference at the Itamaraty Palace (ministry headquarters), Vieira reiterated that the position of Brazil, which holds the “pro tempore” presidency of the UN Security Council, has always been “humanitarian”.
The text received 12 votes in favor (Brazil, China, France, Albania, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates) and two abstentions (Russia and the United Kingdom), but the right of veto Adding the United States as a permanent member was enough to kill the proposal.
Vieira defended the Brazilian proposal, arguing that it was prepared after listening to the demands of all Security Council members.
“Our concern during this time has always been humanitarian and in the end each country will have had its own inspiration,” said the Chancellor.
“Unfortunately it could not be approved. There was a clear difference of opinion, but I think that from our perspective and that of our Presidency we did everything we could to stop the hostilities, stop the human sacrifices and stay.” “We were able to provide assistance to the Brazilians in Gaza,” added he added.
Among other things, Itamaraty proposed a humanitarian ceasefire and granting aid access to the Gaza area.
“After intensive and multiple consultations, we presented a text that was accepted by 12 of the 15 members. “This text essentially focused on the cessation of hostilities, in the humanitarian aspect, on the creation of a humanitarian corridor and also on the creation of the possibility of sending humanitarian assistance,” said Vieira.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has publicly advocated the introduction of a ceasefire that would allow the withdrawal of civilians from conflict zones, something that seems a long way off after the US veto.
The Brazilian government has been negotiating for several days to allow a group of Brazilians to leave Gaza via the border with Egypt and has sent the presidential plane waiting in Cairo to bring them back to Brazil. End