Such a meeting of diplomatic heads will take place on February 21 and 22 in Rio de Janeiro.
“In fact, this call for peace that the President (Lula) has made from the beginning is absolutely crucial,” Lyrio noted.
He said: “The good news we have today is that we have to vote on the draft resolution of the UN Security Council, the body responsible for dealing with peace and security issues in the sense of requesting a ceasefire, the Gaza Strip question, is responsible.” ».
For the diplomat, “this is a proposal that the country made years ago in a draft resolution in the Security Council.” “It is something that is an absolute priority for the Brazilian government,” he reiterated.
He insisted that the question now was whether the Council could vote on a possible proposal on the issue.
“The Brazilian government’s defense of peace is a defense applied to all conflicts. “That was a clear position from the Brazilian government, which should preach for peace,” he emphasized.
Brazil's relations with Israel are not in a good phase.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was declared persona non grata by Tel Aviv after he made a statement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last Sunday in which he compared the extermination in the Gaza Strip to the Holocaust carried out by the Nazi regime Adolf Hitler promoted World War II.
In this context, former Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim described Israel's decision as illogical.
“This is absurd. It only reinforces Israel's isolation. “Lula is wanted all over the world and at this moment Israel is persona non grata,” the current Special Adviser on International Affairs to the Presidency told the G1 portal, clarifying that it his opinion is a personal opinion.
The head of the Workers' Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, specified on the social network “Manipulating (Benjamin) Netanyahu (Prime Minister)”.
For the federal representative, “nothing is as cruel as what the Palestinian people have suffered, victims of a policy of extermination driven by prejudice and hatred.”
He warned that Israel's far-right government was leading the country into international isolation and had received the rejection of civilization.
“They should be ashamed of their crimes against humanity. Stop the massacre! “Sit down at the table to build peace while respecting the right of all peoples to sovereignty and justice,” emphasized Hoffmann.
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