Guterres, after talks with Lavrov, proposed to create a contact group on humanitarian issues in Ukraine. Earlier, Kiev asked the UN to become a guarantor of the evacuation from Azovstal and send its representatives to the humanitarian convoy
The UN proposed to create a joint contact group with Moscow and Kiev on humanitarian issues, in particular on the organization of safe humanitarian corridors from Ukraine for civilians, Secretary General of the organization Antonio Guterres said at a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The broadcast was conducted by the TV channel “Russia 24”.
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According to Guterres, it is necessary to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, which “really were safe and effective” and which “were observed by everyone to evacuate civilians and deliver the necessary aid”.
“To this end, I proposed the creation of a contact group on humanitarian issues, which would unite the UN, Russia and Ukraine to find opportunities, open safe corridors with a local ceasefire to ensure that these corridors are really effective,” Guterres said.
Guterres made such a statement after the appeal of the Ukrainian authorities. As Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk reported yesterday, Kiev asked the UN Secretary General to become a guarantor of the evacuation of civilians from “Azovstal” in Mariupol, and also called on the UN to send representatives of the organization and the Red Cross to the humanitarian convoy.
Guterres held talks with Lavrov in Moscow earlier on April 26. On this day, the UN Secretary General is to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Then, two days later, he will visit Kiev, where he will hold talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
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As reported in the UN, with the help of these meetings, Guterres wants to understand “what progress can be made” in resolving the situation in Ukraine. “Ultimately, our goal is a ceasefire and improvement of the situation of people in Ukraine,” said the representative of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq.
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