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Meinl-Reisinger: Trump's campaign speeches are ridiculous and boring!
Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger critically commented on Trump and emphasizes the role of the UN in peace work in New York.
Meinl-Reisinger: Trump's campaign speeches are ridiculous and boring!
In a current interview with OE24 TV, the Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger critically commented on the statements of US President Donald Trump. She regrets that Trump spent a lot of time with campaign speeches during his tenure, which in her opinion is boring and little productive. Her verdict on Trump's rhetoric is clear: "ridiculous" is to seal Europe weakness, and she warned that peace is not easy to reach. Nevertheless, Meinl-Reisinger emphasizes that Trump sticks to his diplomatic appearance by shaking his hand and trying to progress. She sees the importance of the UN for peace work as not to be underestimated, since the organization does decisive basic work in conflicts.
Meinl-Reisinger also speaks for measures to combat illegal migration. It is convinced that the UN with humanitarian aid can contribute to solving the migration problem. This shows that you also take current migration questions into account in your analysis that have become more important in recent years.
Climate change and international challenges
The starting point on the occasion of the UN General Assembly provides a platform for the exchange of different positions on these pressing global challenges. 193 heads of state and government, including Chancellor Stocker, gathered in New York to develop solutions for various crises. Stocker describes these UN weeks as essential for dialogue and criticizes the blanket rejection of UN criticism by Israel's Premier Netanyahu.
Perspectives of international climate policy
Climate change remains a central challenge that also focused on by the Paris Agreement of 2015. The contracting states undertake to submit national contributions to achieve the climate goals. The first global inventory showed that there are considerable ambition and implementation gaps. Particular attention is paid to the expectations of the next national climate goals (NDCs) for the period 2025 to 2035, which are essential for the success of the agreement.
Current international climate policy is characterized by geopolitical upheavals and crises that make negotiations difficult. This is also shown in the discussions about financing issues, which represent a central line of conflict between developing and emerging countries as well as between industrialized countries. From a perspective in which the United States are returned to the Paris Agreement under the bids administration, Trump's return to the White House is considered because it could influence the US climate policy.
Austria sees itself as responsibility, to contribute to global security and peace. With its tradition in compensating for the different points of view, the country plays an important role in international discussions. While Meinl-Reisinger stays in New York until Friday to give a speech in front of the UN General Assembly, Stocker and Van der Bellen return to Vienna on Wednesday evening to continue to pursue the topics discussed and integrate them into domestic politics.