Mexico City (ANTARA) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on\nTuesday (17\/2) that Mexico would not participate as a full member of the\nUS-led Peace Council overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan due to the lack\nof Palestinian representation.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that we recognise Palestine as a state, it is important that\nboth countries, Israel and Palestine, participate. However, the system\nwas not designed that way,\u201d she said at a press conference.<\/p>\n
Sheinbaum said her country would send Mexico\u2019s ambassador to the UN\nas an observer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey invited us to attend as an observer; if we are not going to\nparticipate, then we will attend as an observer. And together with the\nforeign minister, we decided that our ambassador to the UN would attend\nas an observer,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The statement was made ahead of the council\u2019s inaugural meeting on\nThursday in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n
Sheinbaum has expressed her support for Palestine, describing\nIsrael\u2019s continued assault on the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people\nas genocide and calling for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n
Although the US has provided at least 21.7 billion dollars in\nmilitary aid to Israel since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on 7\nOctober 2023, during which Israel has killed more than 71,000\nPalestinians, Trump announced a US-led body aimed at restoring peace in\nthe region.<\/p>\n
The Peace Council comprises staunch US allies in Europe, the Middle\nEast, East Asia, and Latin America.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mexico-rejects-full-membership-in-trumps-peace-council-1771474931", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }