The speech of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who stressed that the Hamas attack on October 7 “did not come from nowhere, but from 56 years of occupation,” continues to provoke reactions in the international community.
the last one. As we tell you in detail here, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, announced that Tel Aviv will refuse to issue entry visas to United Nations employees in response to the statements.
From Sanchez to Sunak: These were the reactions of international leaders to Guterres’ speech
Order of Pedro Sanchez, Acting Spanish President message In support of Guterres: “I believe that the images we see through the media of the killing of Palestinian civilians, suffering and humanitarian disasters, I add my voice to the voice of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.”
The German government too And he supported To the High Representative of the United Nations. German executive spokesman Stephen Hebstreit said, “The Secretary-General of the United Nations naturally enjoys the confidence of the federal government.”
The Portuguese government did so as well. “We fully understand and share the position of António Guterres, who was clear when he condemned Hamas terrorism, which is completely unacceptable. He added, “He was completely clear in his analysis… It cannot be said that António Guterres justifies terrorism in any way.” detained Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho.
But one of the international reactions to Guterres’ speech, which took a different line, was the reaction of the United Kingdom, which sided with Israel in this crisis. British Secretary of State for Immigration, Robert Jenrick, Asked Guterres “retracts” his statements
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