UN chief to carry separate conferences with Putin, Zelenskyy as a part of peace efforts

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will maintain separate conferences with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to debate pressing steps to result in peace in Ukraine.

UN Secretary General António Guterres (Reuters photograph)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will likely be visiting Moscow on Tuesday. He is scheduled to have a working assembly and lunch with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He will even maintain a gathering with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“He hopes to talk about what can be done to bring peace to Ukraine urgently,” mentioned UN Associate Spokesperson Eri Kaneko.

Another assertion issued by his workplace later mentioned that the UN chief will likely be travelling to Ukraine on April 28. There, he could have a working assembly in Kyiv with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “He will also meet with the staff of UN agencies to discuss the scaling up of humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine,” mentioned the assertion.

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Earlier, Guterres had written letters to each the presidents searching for conferences with them. The letters had been handed over to the nations’ respective UN Missions in New York on April 19.

On April 20, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric mentioned, “The Secretary-General said, at this time of great peril and consequence, he would like to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine and the future of multilateralism based on the charter of the United Nations and international law.”

This comes at a time when there was no cessation of army offensive in war-torn Ukraine. The UN has been calling for a ceasefire and urging either side to take a look at a diplomatic resolution to the disaster.

Meanwhile, an announcement from the UN additionally mentioned Guterres will go to the Turkish capital on Monday, the place he will likely be obtained by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The UN help chief, Martin Griffiths, mentioned on April 18 that Turkey was a helpful host for humanitarian talks between Ukraine and Russia.

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