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UN Secretary-General will visit Russia and Ukraine to promote peace talks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

The United Nations on April 23 announced that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky at Ukraine next week after visiting Russia and held talks with President Vladimir Putin about the current conflict in Ukraine.

It is expected that on April 26, the United Nations Secretary-General will travel to Moscow and have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On April 28, Mr. Guterres will travel to Ukraine and have a meeting with the President of the host country Zelensky.

Now, the Kremlin has also confirmed: “On April 26, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In addition, Antonio Guterres will also meet with President Vladimir Putin.” .

Over the past week, the United Nations Secretary-General asked Putin to receive him in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to receive him in Kiev in private letters to the two countries’ permanent missions to the United Nations.

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Thousands of people were killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine. (Photo: AP)

A United Nations spokesman said Guterres wanted to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine and the future of multilateralism based on the UN Charter and international law.

In addition to promoting peace negotiations, the United Nations Secretary-General is expected to discuss with Russia and Ukraine on allowing civilians to move safely from areas of conflict and providing humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas.

A spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General added that Guterres would continue those discussions during his visit to Moscow.

Hitherto, military campaign Russia in Ukraine has left thousands dead or injured. An estimated 12 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance.

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