'Multilateralism is important' and 'isolationism is an illusion' - says Guterres

Leuven, Belgium (PANA) - Challenged by "irrationality, ignorance and isolationism," multilateralism remains "important" and "isolationism is an illusion," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday as he received an honorary doctorate awarded to the United Nations by two Belgian universities

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