“The world is facing a series of crimes that, according to the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and international criminal law, must be subjected to investigation, punishment, and reparation,” she told the press at the end of the forum held in Bogota, Colombia.

The Hague Group was created in January of this year by Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa in response to the serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip.

In this forum, that brings together countries committed to defending international law and seeking justice in the face of the serious humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, the minister explained that one cannot speak of peace while the Palestinian people are denied their inalienable right to self-determination.

The minister added that Latin America, a region that has historically fought for self-determination and against colonialism, has a fundamental role in defending justice and the rights of its peoples. In this context, on behalf of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, she urged strengthening and expanding The Hague Group as a space for coordinating actions against impunity.

Bolivia supports all efforts to seek a just and lasting political solution, based on United Nations resolutions, that includes the end of the Zionist occupation and the creation of an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in peaceful coexistence with all its neighbors.

On several occasions, President Luis Arce reaffirmed the country’s firm commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people, in line with Bolivia’s historical vocation for peace, the sovereignty of peoples, and multilateral solidarity, the institutional note recalled.

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