Havana, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 plus China, convened for this capital on September 15 and 16, today acquires maximum planetary importance.
From the very central theme of the deliberations Current development challenges: Role of science, technology and innovation, the appointment points to high priority issues for the concert of nations that make up that bloc.
With this conviction, the head of State of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in his capacity as president pro tempore of the multilateral mechanism, invited world leaders the day before to focus on changing the scenario of socioeconomic and scientific-technical marginalization that overwhelms many nations, especially in the South.
According to the dignitary, the diagnoses on the matter seem increasingly clear that scientific-technical progress, which is key to achieving sustainable development, is inaccessible to a large part of humanity.
The most obvious example of this was exposed by Díaz-Canel himself in the call for the Summit: the lack of global agreement to eradicate the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It is paradoxical that science, technology and innovation were on the front line of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, while its benefits were unattainable for those most in need,” he denounced.
Founded in 1964 within the Non-Aligned Movement, the group faces enormous challenges for the development of its nations, which together represent 80 percent of the world’s population and more than two-thirds of the membership of The United Nations.
Hence, reinforcing the unity of the member countries, deciding on collective and practical actions to more effectively face contemporary challenges are the purposes of the highest-level meeting that will take place in Havana.
Cuba, in its management at the head of the group, will have to overcome the complex panorama of the international crisis, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, international armed and socio-political conflicts, the deficit of raw materials and consumer goods, in addition to the increase in the price of food.
Even with this enumeration of problems referred to by the advisor to the head of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Abelardo Moreno, Cuba set very clear objectives for its pro tempore presidency of the Group.
The Caribbean country «has to work to comply with the 20-30 agenda for sustainable development», and address one that it considers very important: «promote solidarity and international cooperation in support of the post-pandemic recovery of developing nations”, assured Moreno.
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