In the political statement adopted by the group of friends in defense of the Charter of the United Nations, at its 3rd meeting of national coordinators held in Moscow, Federation of Russia, it is reiterated that the unilateral coercive measures constitute a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and the fundamental principles of international law and it is underlined that the states responsible for imposing them “must immediately cease such illegal measures. provide adequate guarantees and assurances of non -repetition. ”
“We renew our firm support and solidarity with the peoples and governments of Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Zimbabue in their struggles to overcome the harmful effects of unilateral coercive measures imposed on their nations,” says the document.
Likewise, the group expresses its serious concern for the ongoing attempts to undermine the multilateral trade system, with the World Trade Organization in its nucleus, through indiscriminate instrumentalization of commercial instruments, such as tariffs.
In the political declaration, it is also recognized that human mobility is a complex issue that requires reinforced and sustained cooperation globally, “and we observe that international migration has been encouraged by external factors, including the illegal application of measures.”
In this context, they expressed their deep concern about the growing attempts of certain western countries to criminalize and securitize the migratory phenomenon, even through mass deportation programs and the forced transfer of mass migrants, in clear and palpable violation of their most basic rights and their human dignity. ”
