South America deserves greater say on worldwide stage, says Foreign Secretary
James Cleverly will inform crowds at Santiago’s Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre that the “tectonic plates of world politics are shifting once again”.
The politician is visiting the area as a part of the primary go to by a overseas secretary to South America since 2018.
Mr Cleverly will go to Chile, Colombia and Brazil as a part of his go to to the continent.
In a keynote speech celebrating 200 years of UK-South America relations, Mr Cleverly will set out the UK’s future relationship with South America.
The Foreign Secretary will name for South American international locations to be given a louder voice in multinational organisations just like the UN, together with a everlasting Security Council seat for Brazil, based on the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Mr Cleverly will inform crowds: “[Latin America’s] demographic and economic weight gives you a pivotal role in determining whether the international order will endure… But our world’s multilateral institutions need reform, in particular to give more voice and more influence to Latin America.”
The Foreign Secretary can even use his handle in Santiago to explain Britain because the area’s “oldest friend” and can spotlight how Britain and South America are companions on points reminiscent of local weather change, defending democracy and human rights, and securing free and open provide chains of important minerals.
The Foreign Secretary can even use the go to to attempt to enhance Britain’s jobs, progress and affect.
The UK might be becoming a member of Mexico, Chile and Peru within the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) buying and selling bloc.
Britain joined the CPTPP, a serious Indo-Pacific commerce bloc, earlier within the yr.
Mr Cleverly will spotlight how South America solely represents 2% of British imports and a couple of.5% of British exports worldwide.
He can even spotlight how “there is much more to do on trade and investment” going ahead.
British embassies throughout the continent are getting ready have fun 200 years of UK-South America relations.