Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa
INTERVENTION OF THE DELEGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY
OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA IN THE 51st GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OAS
DIALOGUE OF MEMBER STATES, THE SECRETARY GENERAL, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL AND PERMANENT OBSERVORS
GUATEMALA COORDINATING, HYBRID FORMAT
9TH NOVEMBER, 2021
Honorable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegations of Countries of Our America.
Honorable President of this 51st General Assembly of the OAS.
Mr. Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General,
Observers and Accredited Authorities,
Nicaragua, the land of Peace, Solidarity and Freedom, salutes this 51st General Assembly of the OAS, with the conviction that we will dedicate time and effort so that our Peoples and Communities may receive contributions that express Development, Solidarity, Common Actions, and above all, Unity of Action of our Governments and Institutions, and allow us to share visions and tasks that are of benefit to our Countries.
Nicaragua attends this session, with its permanent demand for Peace, Respect and Consideration for the Rights of its citizens, and within the framework of the instruments that all our States have adopted as the guide-base of our debates, and the foundation of our decisions.
Therefore, and aware of the Rights of each of us, who make up this regional body, we call on you TO NOT FORGET, NOT FOR AN INSTANT, the Values, Principles and Foundations of the OAS Charter itself, especially those aspects that Protect and defend the Principles of Free Self-determination, Unrestricted Respect for National Sovereignty and Non-Interventionism in the Internal Affairs of the States.
In the Development of the Agenda, our Country will contribute its criteria and considerations, based upon the respectful observation that each issue requires. Certainly, this political and regional coordination body must contribute so to that the institutions of each of the States, can develop, in accordance with their Own and Sovereign Legal and Social Framework, the tasks and actions necessary for the best expression of the Life of our Peoples.
Obviously, communicational Globalization, social, cultural, geographical and human interrelation and the historical links between our nations, are important bonds that can build friendship, respect, consideration and unity among our Peoples. For this reason, we call to strengthen those elements that unite us, and to expand the instruments that help and contribute to making OUR AMERICA A SPACE FOR LIVING IN HARMONY AND RESPECT AND FOR LIVING IN PEACE.
We attend this session, with joy and satisfaction, after ratifying the vocation of Peace that constitutes the most beautiful aspiration of our People, only days after we came together in an immense majority, to reaffirm our spirit of unity, to express before our Sisters and Brothers of the Continent, our Plan for Life that we have built together, and that brings us Progress, Harmony and Peace for all.
We advance with a renewed mandate granted by the Free and Sovereign Will of the Nicaraguan People, which commits us to continue forging indisputable victories in the Fight against Poverty; ensuring Gender equality; Universal, Free and Quality Health and Education; the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Peoples of African Descent; Citizen security; among many others, that the people of Nicaragua deserve and demand. We will continue to work tirelessly and with the unwavering commitment to face the threats of imperialism, the crisis of the pandemic and the climate crisis, that threatens our RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, OUR FREEDOM AND OUR WELL BEING.
With that spirit of Latin American and Caribbean fraternity, we categorically reject the threats to the Wellbeing, Peace and Prosperity of the Greater Caribbean Region, such as drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism, slavery, all forms of illegal trafficking in persons, discrimination for any reason, the implementation of unilateral and harmful policies and mechanisms, such as the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba, the Helms Burton Law, which also negatively affects that Sister Nation, the inclusion in the list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and the practice of the elimination of risk, that gives rise to the reduction of reciprocal banking relations in the countries of the Greater Caribbean.
In these days, our hopes for a better life, for national growth, for development opportunities, and above all, for hope, have been confirmed. Perhaps these aspirations are very high, since our commitments to the Nicaraguan People are equal in intensity.
Our delegation registers its intention to respect the Rights of each State to work within the framework of common legality and institutionality, for each of our citizens, and based upon the Sovereign Decision of our Peoples.
Therefore, we reiterate that the Principles of Respect for National Sovereignty, Self-determination and a Policy of Non-interference, not only remain valid, but are also fundamental and essential conditions for Life, Peace, Security, Cooperation and Unity for ALL OF OUR PEOPLES.
Thank you very much Mr. President