Ceasefire, multilateralism: UN chief holds talks with Russia's Sergey Lavrov on Ukraine
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UN chief Antonio Guterres held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine war.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said despite the UN and Moscow having different interpretations of the war, both sides could work together to minimise the suffering of Ukrainian people. He said UN is interested in creating conditions for a ceasefire as soon as possible.
The UN chief is holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine war.
Antonio Guterres said, "My priority is to do everything possible to end the war and suffering of the people. We [UN] are extremely interested in finding ways in order to create conditions for effective dialogue, created conditions for a ceasefire as soon as possible, create conditions for a peaceful solution."
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"I am a very committed multilateralist. And as a strong multilateralist, I value the principles of the UN charter. I know that today we are facing a complex situation in Ukraine with different interpretations about what is happening. But, that does not limit the very serious possibility of having a dialogue, and work best towards minimising the sufferings of the people," he added.
Meanwhile, Russian Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about the need for multilateralism and accused the West of neglecting the principles of multilateralism.
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