UN chief to visit Moscow April 26, will meet with Putin
WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow next week, and will be received by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Guterres’ April 26 meeting will also see him hold a working meeting and lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Guterres earlier this week sent diplomatic notes to both Russia and Ukraine seeking separate sit-downs with the nations’ leaders. Stephane Dujarric- his spokesman- said letters were handed to the permanent missions of Russia and Ukraine.
“In these letters, the Secretary-General asked (Russian) President Vladimir Putin to receive him in Moscow and (Ukrainian) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to receive him in Kyiv,” Dujarric said.
“The Secretary-General said, at this time of great peril and consequence, he would like to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine and the future of multilateralism based on the Charter of the United Nations and international law,” he added.
Guterres noted that Ukraine and Russia are founding members of the UN and “have always been strong supporters of this Organization,” added Dujarric.
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