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Peru expresses deep concern over events in Ukraine

Photo: ANDINA/Renato Pajuelo

Photo: ANDINA/Renato Pajuelo

08:32 | Lima, Feb. 24.

Peru expresses its deep concern over the evolution of events in Ukraine, rejects the use of force, and reiterates its call to stop all hostilities and violations of the ceasefire in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday morning.

"We reaffirm our conviction that international peace and security entail the imperative obligation to find solutions to conflicts through peaceful means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law," it expressed on Twitter.


Last Wednesday, the Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations, Ambassador Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros, affirmed it is imperative that all hostilities and violations of the ceasefire in the area stop.

Peru agrees with what was expressed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in the sense that recognizing the independence of separatist territories and the deployment of military forces within those territories "are incompatible with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and they constitute a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine," the diplomat said.

"It is imperative that all hostilities and violations of ceasefire in the zone stop, as prescribed by the Minsk Agreements," he emphasized.

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Published: 2/24/2022