Lavrov: Russia agrees with China and other suggestions Ukraine | Russia | Lavrov
According to the report of Russian Sputnik News Agency on July 13, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia has carefully studied and agreed with many proposals put forward by Africa, China and Brazil to solve the Ukrainian problem based on international law and the norms of the United Nations Charter.
According to the report, Lavrov said in an interview with Russia's Lianta.com, "We have carefully studied all the peace initiatives we have received... We agree with many of our partners' suggestions, such as respecting international law and the United Nations Charter, abandoning cold war thinking, resolving humanitarian crises, ensuring nuclear power plant safety, ending unilateral sanctions, and not using the world economy for political purposes."
Lavrov stated that the Russian side has held consultations with the delegation of African leaders, Li Hui, the Chinese government's special representative for Eurasian affairs, and Celso Amorin, the Brazilian presidential advisor, on a solution to the Ukraine issue.
The report pointed out that Lavrov expressed gratitude to his partners for their efforts in finding a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis. He said, "We don't think their initiative is too early: for the Russian side, peace has always been a priority compared to military action."
Lavrov also stated in an interview with Lianta.com that Russia has not received any news that peace talks on the Ukrainian issue will begin in July.
According to reports, a high-level meeting was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, in June, attended by representatives from Brazil, India, South Africa and other countries, as well as Jack Sullivan, Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs. According to media reports, the meeting has decided to hold peace talks on the Ukraine issue in July.
Lavrov said, "We haven't received such a signal. Considering the stubborn desire of Kiev and its Western guardians to escalate conflicts, we have every reason to believe that this news is unreliable."
He said, "As we have repeatedly emphasized, Russia has never given up on dialogue.".
Lavrov emphasized, "Our position has not fundamentally changed. We are willing to engage in dialogue, but we will be guided by our legitimate interests."