The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked this Wednesday in a statement that it respect “the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine”in any resolution of the conflict between this country and Russia, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognize the Ukrainian states of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent republics.
“Uruguay understands that the Resolution 2202 (2015) of the Security Council of the United Nations provides the way for the application of the Minsk agreements, leading to a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the member countries of the United Nations (UN) have “the responsibility to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security”, in addition to its principles and objectives as an organization. Among them, it indicates that there is the territorial integrity of states, present in the Charter of the United Nations, and “a central element for peaceful coexistence and cooperation between members of the international community,” explains the ministry.
for Uruguay “Continuing with diplomatic negotiations and the search for political agreements” is the only way out of the conflict among European countries, and from the Foreign Ministry they add that the country “supports all the efforts that are being carried out in this regard.” “The rejection of the threat or use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes constitute guiding principles of Uruguay’s foreign policy”says the statement.
The letter comes amid a high point of tensions between the two countries, with a Russian government that enabled the movement of troops to the Ukrainian territory for “peacekeeping“. “The confrontation is a war that everyone will have lost beforehand. She will leave a bitter and painful mark, in addition to an unprecedented setback for our civilization,” says the letter from the Foreign Ministry.
