The former Ecuadorian president hopes to have the support of the region and preside over the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Segib) from November 26, 2021.
Rosalia Arteaga she was the first (and only, until now) woman to be president of Ecuador; a few days in 1996 after the legislative disqualification of Abdalá Bucaram. Now, he seeks to preside over the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Segib) as of November 26, 2021 when the Ibero-American foreign ministers meet in the Dominican Republic.
its candidacy She has the backing of the Government of Guillermo Lasso, although she emphasizes that this does not make her a government spokesperson. She hopes that, if chosen, her work will not be fleeting, much less inconsequential.
In recent months he has visited several countries and met with authorities seeking support. In October, for example, he was in Spain and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares. In September he had a meeting with Portuguese authorities.
He is confident that his application will be accepted as he considers that he has a plus in his favor: he has been “out of partisan politics” for more than two decades. With the profile of an educator, and experience at the head of the Foundation for the Integration and Development of Latin America (FIDAL), she wants to add support. “Me candidacy it does not cause sting, but it could pay that consensus, “he adds.
Unanimity is not required for the election, but consensus is required. And if this is not achieved, the process can take several months. However, Arteaga does not believe that it is “healthy” to delay the election and considers “ideal” that there is an agreement in Santo Domingo, although he assumes that “it is not so easy.”
Dialogue, the basis of the work proposal
In case of being chosen, Rosalia Arteaga raises to get to the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Segib) with a view to reinforcing this forum as a «space for dialogue and consensus ».
“Sometimes people do not realize the caliber of these words, but when there are confrontations and a lack of peace and harmony, what is most valued is the ability to dialogue“, Explain.
Arteaga believes that the Segib is the «most efficient» space to promote dialogue, as its biennial summits testify, not without controversy due to the disparity of ideologies called to sit at the same table. One of the recurring themes of dispute begins even before each summit, with the invitations.
“If everyone is a member of the Segib, they all have to be invited,” he says. Arteaga when questioned about the controversy opened by the attendance of the Executive of Nicolás Maduro at the Andorran summit. “Governments have a representativeness and this representativeness has to be taken into account,” he says.
However, he believes that “we must go further” at work, among other reasons due to the challenges that the health emergency has exacerbated. “Inequality has become even more evident during the pandemic” of Covid-19, points out Arteaga, in favor of strengthening public health and education to also heal the social fabric.
“In my country I have seen children up to the treetops (to have an internet signal) because they do not have connectivity”, recalls this former teacher and former Minister of Education who sees “a huge field to develop” at the hands of Segib in the educational field, especially when a hybrid system has been implemented that would have come to stay.
Arteaga praises the ability of the Erasmus method of European exchange to bring countries closer together and promote development and hopes that “something similar” will also be applied in the Ibero-American sphere. He also calls for work on “teacher training”, the final link with the student.
In the other «fundamental axis» of his candidacy, the health field, the candidate proposes an “Ibero-American health organization”, while it also sees it necessary to advance on other issues such as youth employability, the eradication of discrimination against minorities and the fight against climate change, a subject in which “we are already in Red lines”. (EUROPAPRESS)
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