December 8, 2023
José Javier De la Gasca Lopez Domínguez, Council President for December, speaking in his national capacity and recalling the remarks made by his country’s President on 7 December, stressed that Quito is always in favour of peace and a ceasefire in Gaza and elsewhere. Every person that has died in Israel and Palestine since 7 October is a tragedy, he said, stressing the urgent need to move towards peace and avoid a humanitarian disaster.