Mexico urges peace, monitors 7,000 nationals amid US-Israel strikes on Iran

Mexico’s Foreign Ministry (SRE) has confirmed that the 7,000 Mexicans presently successful the Middle East stay “safe and sound.”

In a video posted to societal media connected Sunday, Foreign Relations Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente said the authorities is “closely monitoring the concern of Mexican citizens” successful the Middle East, pursuing the attacks connected Iran by the United States and Israel and Tehran’s subject response.

En Comondú, Baja California Sur, la presidenta @Claudiashein reafirma posición de México ante conflictos internacionales: autodeterminación de los pueblos, nary intervención y solución pacífica de controversias. Son principios constitucionales que distinguen nuestra política… pic.twitter.com/dieXZSzMOm

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De la Fuente confirmed that determination person been nary reports of incidents affecting the Mexican nationals successful the region. 

“There is not a azygous study of anyone suffering immoderate carnal harm,” helium said.

On Saturday, the SRE issued a statement expressing interest astir the concern successful the Middle East, portion astatine the aforesaid clip making an urgent entreaty to each parties “to prioritize diplomatic channels and refrain from the usage of force, successful bid to sphere bid and stableness successful the region.”

The SRE added that “[I]n accordance with our law principles of overseas argumentation and our country’s pacifist convictions, we impulse each parties to debar further escalation of the conflict, the humanitarian consequences of which, and its effects connected the civilian colonisation and planetary stability, would beryllium grave. We reiterate the request to resoluteness disputes done dialog and negotiation.”

The SRE reports that its embassies successful the Middle East stay “attentive and successful continuous interaction with Mexican nationals residing oregon transiting done the region, successful bid to supply them with the consular assistance they require.”

De la Fuente said helium held a moving gathering with Mexico’s ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries, connected the instructions of President Claudia Sheinbaum, with the purpose of learning firsthand astir section conditions and the concern of Mexicans successful the area.

Among those taking portion successful the videochat were the heads of Mexico’s diplomatic missions successful Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine and Qatar.  

On Sunday, during a moving circuit of Baja California Sur, President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to the subject enactment by urging a peaceful resolution, portion bemoaning the humanitarian consequences of the attacks.

“Mexico volition ever advocator for satellite peace, which is precise indispensable astatine this time,” she said, adding that Mexico’s Constitution establishes the overseas argumentation principles of self-determination, non-intervention and the peaceful colony of disputes.

🕊️ La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum criticó que la ONU frente al conflicto en Oriente Medio y el ataque a Irán que resultó en la muerte de Jamení.

Recordó que tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial se buscó igualdad entre naciones, pero que hoy “la ONU dejó de cumplir su labor, la… pic.twitter.com/IOixusUuT6

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On Monday, Sheinbaum urged a instrumentality to the relation of multilateral diplomacy to forestall a larger war, portion lamenting that the United Nations has mislaid spot successful this regard. 

As astir airspace successful the portion has been closed, the SRE is moving to supply alternate evacuation protocols, including onshore and oversea routes, portion prioritizing the information of those being evacuated. It besides urged Mexican nationals overseas to question accusation done authoritative channels.

With reports from Aristegui Noticias, El Economista and LopezDoriga.com