The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said this Thursday that the country will advocate for dialogue and multilateralism for peace in the world, during his two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

In a communication to the nation, after the announcement of the voting results, the Mozambican head of state assured that the country will guide its conduct in that body by the "primacy of the policy of peace and peaceful solution and the advocacy of multilateralism.

The principles of defense of the national interest and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states will also guide Mozambique's action in the UN Security Council, Filipe Nyusi added.

"These are angular principles and rules that are clearly embodied in both our Constitution and the Charter of the United Nations, and will always be respected by Mozambicans," he emphasized.

Filipe Nyusi also said that the country has a "history and track record" in the peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue, citing the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement signed between the government and the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), the main opposition party, in August 2019 as a "recent example."

In this sense, he pointed to the success of the aforementioned agreement as fundamental for the peace and stability of the entire national territory.

The head of state defended the importance of a "multifaceted approach" in the search for peace and security, indicating the cooperation between the defense and security forces of Mozambique, Rwanda, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as fundamental in the "remarkable progress" registered in the fight against armed groups in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

"This multi-faceted approach has gained international recognition as a successful 'intra-African' model for combating armed groups," he pointed out.