TerraMedia GlobeNews Exclusive: Interview with Ibrahim El Salefi, next President of the WCGAExclusive to TerraMedia GlobeNews, Ibrahim El Salefi gave an interview with which he outlined what he will focus on during his term as President of the General Assembly of the World Congress.
Good morning Mr. El Salefi, first of all thank you for welcoming us to your home by releasing this interview and then congratulations for your electionIn reality the official results must still be announced.
Your advantage over the other candidates has been evident for several weeks now, many nations already assured you their trust and even your opponent, Mr. Buchheim, has already congratulated you. And it's just talking about Buchheim that I would like to start this interviewI want to thank him and congratulate him first of all for accepting the result of this consultation with great dignity and I can already announce that he will have to expect one or more phone calls from me because there are some points of his program on which I would like to work together, such as restoring the prestige of the World Congress internationally, addressing the issue of Third World debt, try to reduce it and why not, in some cases even cancel it, then allow those nations to participate more actively in the World Congress and finally I would be interested to discuss with him on the issues of workers' rights and fair and sustainable trade.
Do you think these last points of the topics can be addressed by the World Congress? The Work, the working, is a very important component of human existence, I do not see why we can not work internationally to reach, maybe, some sort of agreements to guarantee decent working conditions for workers, they are still human beings and as such, their serenity and safety should also be guaranteed on the workplace.
But we must imagine that there are other topics at the top of the list of your priorities Yes, obviously. As repeated countless times, the World Congress since its first acts has focused on a very specific theme, human rights. The first resolution adopted by this organization, or at least one of the very first, concerned what should be considered one of the most serious violations of human rights and dignity, slavery. In addition, the World Congress created several agencies dedicated to the protection of Human Rights. Therefore, in light of the advance in these times of the concept of an Absolute Sovereignty that crushes any other value and principle and that professes should be respected even in the face of the most vile horrors and violence committed by Man against Man, I think it is time to have the courage to claim the role of the World Congress as protector and guarantor of the noblest and most universal principles never generated by Humanity, principles untied to particular ideologies, faiths or philosophies, but built and developed for a simple but very logical and above all extremely civilized purpose: respect between men, happiness and well-being of men considered individually but also as a society and collectivity.
And I am simply convinced that a society that wants to aspire to make those principles its own, must follow the path of Democracy and the Rule of Law, and in particular I believe that today the Rappresentative Democracy, or some might say Socialdemocracy, is the best way to guarantee to members of a society, of a vast society, to be able to live their lives adequately protected and be able to participate in the decisions concerning his life and his society. Far from me to define it as the most perfect and best of systems, but I think it can be considered as the best compromise achievable, also because I do not believe in the existence of a perfect social and political system since the man himself is by nature imperfect and... often he lost the right way. But precisely for this reason I am convinced that it is necessary to have an entity that never ceases to invite Man to respect his own kind.
How would you like to increase this role of the World Congress?I would certainly like to resume work on a Universal Declaration of Human Rights officially adopted by the World Congress, and I would also like to promote the creation of a High Observer of International Electoral Process that will monitor the elections throughout the world and then issue detailed reports that illustrate how the elections were held and how the elections were organized in this or that country. And I hope to be able to get a resolution approved by the General Assembly rather than by the Security Council, even if I fear strong opposition, indeed, I fear that the opposition to this proposal will be the part that will make itself heard more. Obviously observers will be able to enter the various nations of Terra with the approval of their governments and already I foresee there will be several nations that will block their doors and I think they will be the same which will organize themselves more tenaciously to block the resolution.
Should not it pass? As you said, very often we have witnessed important mobilizations, especially to prevent the passage of measures adopted by the World Congress, while many nations, even if they agree with those measures, simply did not express themselves. Will you address the Security Council? As last possibility... but I would like for this reason to increase the dialogue with the various nations of Terra and invite them to express themselves and to vote when necessary. But... I think it also we need a certain rigor and logic in the Congress and especially in the General Assembly. I would like to propose the adoption of a work system based on commissions dedicated to specific themes and which first tackle this or that problem based on the type of problem. I have to be honest, we will have to work hard, but I could be satisfied even just throwing a seed... try to take the first steps to implement these ideas. We could have a more active, fast and effective World Congress.
Recently, instead, among the issues debated by the General Assembly there are Kafuristan and Solentia, what does it tell us about what is happening in these countries? Well, with regard to Kafuristan, I am convinced of what I said as Foreign Minister of Istalia, that is, I condemn the communist regime and above all the radicalization of the same during these years of conflict, which I believe has done nothing but foster even more the clash, but... I must admit that any external intervention can only worsen the situation, unfortunately we have several important precedents in Majatra. However, the latest information seems to report the formation of... a party or... a faction of the regime that seems to strongly disagree with the current leadership and which pushes for a return to the respect of democratic rules, I think we should work to support this democratic faction and therefore to work for a process of internal conciliation, I hope that the current leadership thinks more to its own citizens than to the conquest of absolute power to impose, not promote, its own ideas.
And what about Solentia?A very thorny subject that my country has been facing for some time. As President of the General Assembly of the World Congress I can not but blame strongly the political and social system established in the country, the role above all of the military, the persecution of precise ideologies, the discrimination of minorities... news that unfortunately emerged too recently from an extremely closed and isolationist country that for some time has denied any willingness to cooperate and even dialogue with the World Congress. A stronghold of that Absolute Sovereignism that I have already widely criticized and unfortunately dangerous because the fear and the suspect seem to lead the actions of that regime, almost paranoia that... could bring that regime to take and use drastic and dangerous measures.
Instead, other news that has had strong worldwide resonance has been the case of "bad justice" occurred in Baltusia and that has triggered a global mobilization. It seems that you have also been contacted directly, it is right? Well... yes. In truth, I was asked why I have never been exposed to this subject. Well, as I answered, until recently I did not have such clear enough ideas on the case to express myself in favor of one or the other party.
What I can say, however, is that, actualy, it seems too many things was ignored... for example, even if the woman had murdered her daughter, why it seems it was totally ignored everything that this woman suffered previously for years? Even if she were guilty, maybe a specialized hospital would have been a better place for her than the prison. Unfortunately... it has not been treated as human, but as a guilty.
I am sorry to express all this just now and not to have previously exposed myself, but just to try to remedy I want that it is discussed internationally even of Justice. I hope that those who have supported Miss Darklight can and wish to become a flag of a real movement for a fair and equal Justice.
And instead, about Fortland? First of all, does the President of the General Assembly recognize Fortland as a nation? And what do you think in general of all that has unleashed in the world? Well... what about... personally... I think it's really too much noise for a club of a handful of people gathering on a platform in the middle of the ocean. Nations ready to deploy forces and waste resources for .. what? I have to admit that all this made me smile.
Regarding a recognition... well... I doubt it is a truly independent entity, able to defend itself as well as to conduct appropriate diplomatic relations with other states. A businessman and some mercenary were enough, if I remember correctly, put in danger in few days the existence of the Republic of Fortland on the other hand.
Then, if there are nations that want to recognize that kind of islet, they can do as well. For the moment, I'm most worried that the platform could become the home of activities... well... not very legal and that they could be perpetuated by taking advantage of the fact that it is in international waters.
To conclude, I can not avoid to ask: Will you be a President of the General Assembly or an "Istalian" President of the General Assembly? Are you still Foreign Minister in Istalia and a member of an Istalian political party. Is it not? Actually, I presented two days ago my resignation as Foreign Minister to the President of the Republic and at the same time I left any office in my party, indeed, I officially came out.
However, I do not want to be ashamed to say that I want to be an "Istalian" President, not because Istalia and Istalia's interests should drive my actions, but because I am seeking to be guided by the values of my country, values strongly rooted in the istalian society, those values and principles that are and will be at the top of my priorities.
Thanks for the time given to us Mr. El Salefi and congratulations again