The Mexican president emphasized that the nation’s foreign policy is based on eight principles established in the Constitution, including the self-determination of peoples and non-intervention.

These principles also include the peaceful settlement of disputes, the prohibition of the threat or use of force in international relations, the legal equality of states, cooperation for development, respect for human rights, and the struggle for international peace and security.

“These will always be the principles of our country’s foreign policy, and this is what we defend. Faced with any situation in the world, Mexico will always advocate for world peace, which is very necessary at this time,” the head of the Executive Branch stressed.

Mexico’s Foreign Ministry expressed its deep concern about the events in the Middle East and called on the parties to prioritize diplomacy and refrain from the use of force in order to preserve regional peace and stability.

In accordance with the country’s “constitutional principles of foreign policy and pacifist convictions,” the government urged all parties to “avoid further escalation of the conflict, whose humanitarian consequences and effects on the civilian population and global stability would be grave.”

The United States and Israel launched a coordinated offensive against Iranian territory, which Iranian authorities described as a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law, hence Tehran’s armed response.

The aggression—which threatens to ignite the Middle East—occurred hours before an agreement between the United States and Iran was to be finalized, an agreement that, according to Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, was “within reach.”

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