The Parliamentary Representative of the Democratic Rally and Head of the Cyprus Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Mr. Nikos Tornaritis, spoke this morning on the issue of strengthening multilateralism in international relations at a session of the Political Affairs and Democracy Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Chania.
In a discussion on strengthening multilateralism in international relations, Mr. Tornaritis said that rules-based multilateralism is a necessary ingredient for the smooth and successful conduct of international relations and the most appropriate way to promote national and collective interests.
Equally important, Tornaritis added, is the need to promote multilateral solutions, noting that the experience of the coronavirus pandemic, which started in China but affected the entire planet, both at the collective and individual level, demonstrates the interaction and interdependence of the international system.
Today's complex problems and diverse challenges in Europe, Mr. Tornaritis stressed, call for joint actions and initiatives to address them more effectively. The armouring of the multilateral system, he stressed, must be based on rules and rights that promote global and public common goods. Tornaritis criticized the attitude of some Council of Europe member states, such as Turkey, which insist on not implementing the sanctions, thus undermining their effectiveness and the goal of peace and stability in Europe.
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