(23/09/2018) Joint press statements by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, and António GUTERRES, UN Secretary General, following their meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, USA.
President Jean-Claude Juncker and High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini met today with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in New York, in the margins of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly, and expressed their determination to further strengthen the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union.
President Juncker said: "We are here to say that the multilateral approach is not dead, it has to be maintained - it is the only chance we have to shape the future of the globe, in a way acceptable for all stakeholders."
See full remarks of the President at the press statement with UN Secretary General Guterres here: [ Ссылка ]
At a time of unprecedented and pressing global challenges, the United Nations and the European Union continue to engage together, as positive forces for change to promote and renew full commitment to multilateralism and a rules-based global order. The European Union is committed to strengthen and further promote the multilateral system, with a reformed UN at its core.
See the full text of the Joint Press Statement here: [ Ссылка ]
A factsheet on EU - UN partnership and more information on President Juncker and the high-level EU representative's activities in the margins of the 73rd UN General Assembly Ministerial week are available here: [ Ссылка ]
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