The statement was made in an interview with the German magazine, Der Spiegel, this Thursday (16)
President Lula said this Thursday (16) that Donald Trump “you cannot threaten other countries with war all the time” and that he was not elected “emperor of the world”. The statement was made in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, published on the same day that the president embarked for Europe where he is scheduled to complete a schedule in Germany, Spain and Portugal.
In the interview, Lula stated that he asked the leaders of China, Xi Jinping, of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and of France, Emmanuel Macron, that a UN Security Council meeting was called to discuss the conflict involving Iran, and no one “listened”. “We need to put this world in order, which is about to turn into a unique battlefield,” he declared.
Lula also said that the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, should call a General Assembly extraordinary so that the world leaders hold themselves accountable of the current situation.
“It cannot be that Trump starts a war with Iran and that those who end up paying the bill are the poor in Africa or Latin America, who will have to spend more money on beans, meat and vegetables,” he added.
Still on the UN, the president once again defended changes in the composition of the body’s Security Council. For him, it is necessary to include new permanent members, with representatives from the Middle East, Africa, as well as countries such as Brazil or Germany.
The president also once again defended changes to the composition of the UN Security Council. For him, the body should include new permanent members, with representatives from Africa, the Middle East, as well as countries such as Brazil or Germany. “The Charter of the United Nations establishes that the Security Council was created to preserve peace in the world. How to explain that precisely the five permanent members are the largest arms producers?“, he questioned.
