Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray will attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly this week at the head of the Mexican delegation.
As they do every year, leaders from around the world will come together at UN headquarters in New York to discuss the most pressing international issues. This year, the theme is “Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.”
Foreign Secretary Videgaray’s agenda includes various General Assembly activities and forums on global, regional, economic and migration issues. He will speak at the High-level plenary meeting to explain Mexico’s position on the main foreign policy issues and to reaffirm our country’s commitment to multilateralism and to the global issues with the greatest impact on peace and sustainable development.
He will sign, for Mexico, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons that was adopted on July 7 by the United Nations Conference with the goal of prohibiting and eliminating these weapons. He will also take part in the 9th ministerial meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) convened by Germany and Japan.
Foreign Secretary Videgaray will represent Mexico at the Summit of Friends of the Global Pact for the Environment, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, where he will reaffirm Mexico’s commitment to make a constructive contribution to fighting climate change and to support the progress in codifying international environmental law.
The Foreign Secretary will also chair a meeting convened by Mexico to discuss leveraging exponential technologies, innovation and automation to accelerate more harmonious and inclusive development, and he will continue the dialogue with his Ibero-American counterparts on preparations for the 26th Ibero-American Summit to be held in Guatemala.
In addition, he will take part in the second meeting of the group of countries that adopted the Lima Declaration on Venezuela to follow up on the most recent events there and he will attend the 10th MIKTA Ministerial Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia.
Also, during the week, the Foreign Secretary will hold bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers from countries of various regions to discuss common issues and strengthen Mexico’s position as a responsible international actor, and he will meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
While in New York City, Foreign Secretary Videgaray will meet with members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to discuss international issues and the bilateral Mexico-United States relationship, among other issues.
He will also be the keynote speaker at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and the Council on Foreign Relations, where he will discuss Mexico, foreign policy and current events.
In addition, Foreign Secretary Videgaray will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Anti-Defamation League to help Mexicans who are the victims of discrimination, defamation, intolerance and hate crimes.
Mexico’s attendance at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly reaffirms its desire to be a proactive actor in the year’s most important multilateral forum, to face the challenges of the international system and to contribute to defending humanity’s best causes.