TIRANA, Sept 19 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama described the meeting of the UN Security Council, which will be held the next day, as the most important meeting for Ukraine from the onset of the large-scale occupation by Russia.
From the hall of the UN Security Council, in New York, where tomorrow the Albanian presidency will chair one of the most important sessions of the last decade, with the presence of many heads of state and government, Rama said that Albania has placed emphasis on the essential need for an effective multilateral action, as the best method for solving common problems, especially peace and security in the discussion of the Council and beyond among the members of the United Nations.
“As part of the work program of the Security Council during the month of September, under the chairmanship of Albania, the Council will meet tomorrow for what is likely to be the most important meeting for Ukraine from the onset of the large-scale occupation by Russia. I will have the honor to chair this meeting”, said Rama.
The prime minister pointed out that the heads of state and government of the members of the Security Council, as well as, more broadly, of the members of the United Nations, including Ukraine, will have the opportunity to express their views and exchange ideas, not only about the war that is raging on and the consequences on Ukraine and its people, but also about the impact that the war has on international peace and security, economic development and multilateral action.
“It will be the first time, since the war broke out, that President Zelensky will be at the United Nations and the Security Council. I hope that this High-Level Open Debate will mobilize the world in its joint efforts to condemn the war and put up pressure on Russia, to reverse course and make room for the start of the just peace process” , the prime minister said.
Since we come from a region where war has caused immense suffering, Rama says, we are quite aware of the value of peace and the monumental efforts needed to achieve it and, above all, to preserve it.
“The Charter of the United Nations and International Law lay the foundations of what we call human security. They constitute a break from the past, with the traditional practice of dominance, imposition or that of the “mighty who has the right”. They ensure equality between states and peaceful means for resolving disputes”, the Prime Minister further stated.
This is why Albania, Rama stressed, has decided to emphasize the essential need for an effective multilateral action, as the best method for solving common problems, especially peace and security, in the discussion of the council and, more widely, between members of the United Nations.
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