Luciana Lima        Reporter Agência Brasil

Brasília – While president Dilma Rousseff was in New York this week she made six speeches, including the historical opening address to the 66th United Nations General Assembly. One of the overarching themes was adherence to the ideal of “preventive diplomacy” as a solution for world conflicts. That was in clear contrast to the idea of military intervention as practiced by NATO, especially recently during the so-called Arab Spring, in Libya.

Dilma also came out strongly in favor of greater participation of emerging nations in the decision-making process. She seconded the idea of full membership in the UN for Palestine, once again in opposition to the American position.

During a meeting on nuclear security on Thursday, September 22, Dilma called for an end to “privileges” that some nuclear countries have, saying the rules established during the Cold War were obsolete. “By allowing some nations to have nuclear arms [Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States], exclusive rights are created. This is a concept left over from the period after the Second World War that should be left to the past,” Dilma said, as she called for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons.

Allen Bennett – translator/editor The News in English

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