António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, welcomed the new agreement signed between the Venezuelan State and one of the opposition groups in the country, in a UN press release titled Declaration attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary General – on the agreement announced by the Government and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela, Guterres “welcomes the agreement announced… in Mexico City to allocate State resources to health, food, education and electricity initiatives that provide social protection and humanitarian assistance to the population.
“The Secretary General takes note of the request for UN assistance from the parties and expresses the commitment of the Organization to support them in the implementation of the agreement, in accordance with the mandates and relevant authorities of the United Nations,” says the press release. of the United Nations signed by Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for Guterres.
In the text, the senior official of the multilateral body “encourages the main political actors in Venezuela to remain fully committed to the negotiations with Mexico and to reach new agreements that address the political, social and human rights challenges facing the country. The social agreement is an important milestone that has the potential to generate broader benefits for the people of Venezuela” and “thanks Norway for its facilitation efforts and Mexico for hosting the negotiations.”
