Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted the delegation of the Arab League Contact Group responsible for monitoring the Russia-Ukraine crisis in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The delegation, which included the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abu Gayt, as well as the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Iraq and Sudan, discussed the Ukraine-Russia issue with Lavrov.
EGYPT WANTS TO BE MEDIATOR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
Speaking at the joint press conference held after the long meeting, Egyptian Foreign Minister Samih Shukri stated that they want to be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine and said, “We aim to facilitate direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. To end the military conflict as soon as possible and to start negotiations to build trust, “We affirmed our readiness for mediation efforts to advance the negotiation process in our best interests. We called on all parties to the conflict to stop escalating and using military methods to resolve the issue. We called for a diplomatic solution and early dialogue.”
“SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA MUST BE DISCUSSED AT UNSC”
Arguing that the sanctions against Russia by the European Union (EU) and the USA should be discussed in the mechanisms of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Arab League Secretary General Gayt said: and such issues should always be discussed in the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
INTERVIEW WITH PUTIN – ZELENSKY
Pointing out that the negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are continuing in his speech, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said, “The negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations continue online. Russia aims to use all opportunities to reach an agreement with Ukraine. As President Putin has repeatedly stated, the Putin-Zelensky Summit can only take place after the meeting between the delegations comes to fruition. Such a summit can be held to determine this result,” he said.
Criticizing the sanctions against Russia by the West, Lavrov said, “The completely illegitimate, illegal and unmatched sanctions declared by the West against Russia weigh heavily on the world economy, especially on countries that are consumers of Russian agricultural products, fertilizers and many other products. shoots,” he said.
DENIED CIVILIAN DEATH IN BUCHA
Lavrov denied the allegations that civilians were killed by torture by the Russian army in the Ukrainian city of Bucha and said, “We will expose such fake news. As they tried to portray earlier as the tragedy in the birth house in Mariupol at the beginning of March. The Russian army left the city of Bucha on March 30 as part of its restructuring of existence. Then, for 3 days, the Mayor of Bucha was on television saying that he started to return to normal life in his city and that the Ukrainian army had entered there. They were showing the streets and there were no bodies. Three days later, they decided to organize such a mise en scene.”
“WE WILL HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK ON THE EVENT IN BUCHA”
“Still, today we will hold a press conference in New York through the mouth of our permanent mission, where we will hold a press conference where detailed materials will be presented showing the reality of the events that our Western colleagues are currently trying to present in the United States,” Lavrov said.
Touching on the “war criminal” expression used by US President Joe Biden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lavrov explained that Biden’s statements are an indication of the bad conscience of all US politicians.
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