Paraguay’s president presses UN to include Taiwan in its system
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena told the UN General Assembly that his country supports Taiwan’s full and meaningful participation in the UN system. He said Paraguay was not neutral on the Taiwan Strait and warned that a conflict could pose a major threat across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena urged the United Nations to allow Taiwan “full and meaningful participation” in the organisation’s system during an address to the General Assembly on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post. Pena said Paraguay “is not neutral” on the Taiwan Strait, signalling support for the self-ruled island. He described Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN system as a “stain”, according to the supplied material.
The Paraguayan leader warned of “ominous clouds gathering over the Indo-Pacific”. He said a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could present a threat potentially greater than the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pena also said such a conflict would affect Japan and the rest of East Asia.
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