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Mexico’s foreign minister said lasting peace must be built through social justice rather than force as he presented the country’s foreign policy priorities at the United Nations, according to the speech delivered at the UN General Assembly.
Roberto Alvarez, addressing the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York on Friday, said Mexico was undergoing a “profound transformation” rooted in the country’s independence movement, reform period and revolution. He described those moments as pivotal stages in expanding the rights of Mexico’s people.
Mexico links security with social justice
Alvarez said Mexico’s progress in improving security had strengthened its standing internationally. He stressed that “peace cannot be decreed or imposed; it’s built with social justice.”
The minister also highlighted what he called the historic importance of Mexico’s current leadership. For the first time in two centuries of independence, he said, the country was being governed by a woman. He added that gender parity extended to the Cabinet and Congress, while a constitutional reform had made substantive equality a legal mandate.
Foreign policy based on international law
Mexico’s foreign policy, Alvarez said, is grounded in constitutional principles that go beyond any individual administration or international situation. He identified self-determination and non-interference as key guarantees of peace and stability among nations.
He said Mexico maintained that international law must take precedence over force, civilian populations must be protected, and the territorial integrity of states must be respected. Disputes, he added, should be resolved through dialogue, negotiations and peaceful means.
Support for Palestine and Cuba
Alvarez reaffirmed Mexico’s support for a two-state solution and recognition of the State of Palestine. He also backed the right of the Palestinian people to live in peace within secure and internationally recognised borders.
The minister reiterated Mexico’s decades-long solidarity with the people of Cuba, opposing the US embargo and other unilateral measures he said were contrary to the UN Charter. He pledged that Mexico would continue providing humanitarian assistance to the island.
