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China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and More Join Forces 'in Defense' of U.N.
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 3/12/21 AT 2:52 PM EST
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (C) announces the creation of a group of countries that include China and Russia to defend the U.N. Charter and the rights of member states after US threats of a military invasion. The countries within the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations have frequently criticized the United States for pursuing a unilateral foreign policy and intervening in the domestic affairs of other U.N. member states.
LAURA BONILLA CAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and other nations have united to issue a message in support of the United Nations' founding treaty, seeking to promote multilateralism and diplomacy over the use of force against perceived violations from other U.N. member states.
The coalition, comprised of 17 signatories calling themselves "the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations," included Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela and the State of Palestine, a U.N. non-member observer state.
Their March 10 concept note, obtained by Newsweek, said the group "will strive to preserve, promote and defend the prevalence and validity of the UN Charter."
The group said that the charter, first signed during the final months of World War II, today "has a renewed and even more important value and relevance, particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while providing a platform for, among others, promoting the prevalence of legality over the use of force and for both discussing and coordinating possible joint initiatives for fostering the respect to the purposes and principles enshrined in the UN Charter."
Among these principles are "non-interference in the internal affairs of States, peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from the use or threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, as enshrined in the UN Charter."
The group said it will also more broadly defend "the values of dialogue, tolerance and solidarity, mindful of the fact that these are all at the core of international relations and remain vital for the peaceful coexistence among nations."
The note was included in a letter addressed to ambassadors of prospective nations interested in joining the group, which was first established two years ago. It requested a response be given by April 9 of this year.
It described the format of the Group of Friends as having an "open-ended nature, and, accordingly, its composition shall be regularly updated, as Member States, Observers and UN entities indicate their willingness and interest in joining it, subject to the approval of its membership."
Meetings are to be held at least every three months at the permanent representative level, with the possibility of extraordinary meetings to be held on specific issues at the request of members. The foreign ministers of member countries will also join together on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York.
One country will serve a one-year term as coordinator, after which the position will be transferred on "the principle of geographical rotation."
The Group of Friend's initial February 2019 formation came shortly after the U.S. and a number of its allies and partners supported Venezuelan opposition-controlled National Assembly head Juan Guaidó's claim to the presidency in defiance of President Nicolás Maduro, who stood accused of engineering his latest win at the ballots.
Former President Donald Trump launched a "maximum pressure" campaign to oust the socialist leader, but he retains his positions both at home and at the U.N.
Trump's successor, President Joe Biden, has sought a more multilateral approach to statecraft, but he has maintained the sanctions already in place against Venezuela, as well as against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and other countries involved in The 17-party Group of Friends.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-iran-north-korea-more-join-forces-defense-un-1575810
If China feel the time is right to build a Formal Alliance led by China & Russia.
Then The Creation of this 17-Party Group of Friends would be a beginning of The Fundamental base of that Alliance
That 17 Nations already have very Close Relationship with either China or Russia at this point
Congratulations
Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela and the State of Palestine
BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 3/12/21 AT 2:52 PM EST
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (C) announces the creation of a group of countries that include China and Russia to defend the U.N. Charter and the rights of member states after US threats of a military invasion. The countries within the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations have frequently criticized the United States for pursuing a unilateral foreign policy and intervening in the domestic affairs of other U.N. member states.
LAURA BONILLA CAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and other nations have united to issue a message in support of the United Nations' founding treaty, seeking to promote multilateralism and diplomacy over the use of force against perceived violations from other U.N. member states.
The coalition, comprised of 17 signatories calling themselves "the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations," included Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela and the State of Palestine, a U.N. non-member observer state.
Their March 10 concept note, obtained by Newsweek, said the group "will strive to preserve, promote and defend the prevalence and validity of the UN Charter."
The group said that the charter, first signed during the final months of World War II, today "has a renewed and even more important value and relevance, particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while providing a platform for, among others, promoting the prevalence of legality over the use of force and for both discussing and coordinating possible joint initiatives for fostering the respect to the purposes and principles enshrined in the UN Charter."
Among these principles are "non-interference in the internal affairs of States, peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from the use or threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, as enshrined in the UN Charter."
The group said it will also more broadly defend "the values of dialogue, tolerance and solidarity, mindful of the fact that these are all at the core of international relations and remain vital for the peaceful coexistence among nations."
The note was included in a letter addressed to ambassadors of prospective nations interested in joining the group, which was first established two years ago. It requested a response be given by April 9 of this year.
It described the format of the Group of Friends as having an "open-ended nature, and, accordingly, its composition shall be regularly updated, as Member States, Observers and UN entities indicate their willingness and interest in joining it, subject to the approval of its membership."
Meetings are to be held at least every three months at the permanent representative level, with the possibility of extraordinary meetings to be held on specific issues at the request of members. The foreign ministers of member countries will also join together on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York.
One country will serve a one-year term as coordinator, after which the position will be transferred on "the principle of geographical rotation."
The Group of Friend's initial February 2019 formation came shortly after the U.S. and a number of its allies and partners supported Venezuelan opposition-controlled National Assembly head Juan Guaidó's claim to the presidency in defiance of President Nicolás Maduro, who stood accused of engineering his latest win at the ballots.
Former President Donald Trump launched a "maximum pressure" campaign to oust the socialist leader, but he retains his positions both at home and at the U.N.
Trump's successor, President Joe Biden, has sought a more multilateral approach to statecraft, but he has maintained the sanctions already in place against Venezuela, as well as against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and other countries involved in The 17-party Group of Friends.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-iran-north-korea-more-join-forces-defense-un-1575810
If China feel the time is right to build a Formal Alliance led by China & Russia.
Then The Creation of this 17-Party Group of Friends would be a beginning of The Fundamental base of that Alliance
That 17 Nations already have very Close Relationship with either China or Russia at this point
Congratulations
Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela and the State of Palestine
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