The Mexican foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, called the G20 to curb international firearms trafficking, due to the damage they cause in towns like Mexico.
When participating in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of 20, which is taking place in New Delhi, India, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs warned that the war in Ukraine will cause an oversupply of arms, the trafficking of which must be avoided.
“Mexico has emphasized the need to combat illegal trafficking, diversion, unauthorized export and illicit trade in small arms and light weapons,” Ebrard said.
The members of the G20 “should propose among all of us a greater commitment and greater effectiveness to combat this phenomenon, because with the availability of weapons that we now have and the one that is going to be derived from the ongoing conflicts […] We are going to have more and more weapons, and with greater availability of weapons, there is also a greater possibility of terrorism and violence,” he emphasized.
The head of Mexican diplomacy said that the fight against the international supply chains of illicit drugs, including fentanyl, requires an international cooperation framework to combat everything from production to trafficking and illicit profits.
Concern for food and energy
Foreign Minister Ebrard told his peers that the conflict in Ukraine has an impact on food security, the increase in energy prices and, in particular, on the progress of our development objectives.
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Therefore, he asked to find formulas to reverse the situation of food insecurity in which we find ourselves and which has been aggravated by the effects of armed conflicts and other reasons.
“Mexico reiterates its willingness and commitment to participate in all initiatives aimed at eradicating hunger and improving the food situation in the world as a whole,” he said.
