UN chief Antonio Guterres cited the FTA between India and the EU as he underlined the need to support “multi-polarity”, emphasising that global problems will not be solved by “one power calling the shots”, in a veiled reference to the US and China.
“In the present moment, it is clear that the most powerful country in the world is the US. Obviously, we see – and many see in relation to the future – the idea that there are two poles, one centred in the US and one centred in China,” Guterres said Thursday at a press conference here outlining his priorities for 2026.
He added that “if we want a stable world, if we want a world in which peace can be sustained, in which development can be generalised, and in which, in the end, our values will prevail, we need to support multi-polarity.
“We need to support a dense set of relations among different countries. And I see with a lot of positive expectations, recent trade agreements: You had the EU with Mercosur. You had EU with Indonesia. EU wi​UN chief Antonio Guterres cited the FTA between India and the EU as he underlined the need to support “multi-polarity”, emphasising that global problems will not be solved by “one power calling the shots”, in a veiled reference to the US and China.
“In the present moment, it is clear that the most powerful country in the world is the US. Obviously, we see – and many see in relation to the future – the idea that there are two poles, one centred in the US and one centred in China,” Guterres said Thursday at a press conference here outlining his priorities for 2026.
He added that “if we want a stable world, if we want a world in which peace can be sustained, in which development can be generalised, and in which, in the end, our values will prevail, we need to support multi-polarity.
“We need to support a dense set of relations among different countries. And I see with a lot of positive expectations, recent trade agreements: You had the EU with Mercosur. You had EU with Indonesia. EU wi ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
