Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for more than an hour on Wednesday They discussed ways to end the Ukraine war peacefully.
“We had a good conversation.” about the importance of roads for peace”Lula said this on the news platform X after his meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Lula added that both were committed to maintaining an open dialogue between their countries.
Zelensky said in a post on X after the meeting that the two leaders had given instructions to their diplomatic teams. “to work on the next steps of our bilateral relations and peace efforts.”
Earlier, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said that the meeting between Lula and Zelensky was marked by one “cooperative mood” and that the countries would continue discussions to strengthen bilateral relations.
Vieira also said that Lula had shown a willingness to engage in dialogue “both parties involved in the conflict” and reiterated that Brazil condemns the territorial invasion of countries.
Lula has advocated the formation of a group of nations to mediate the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine, but in May claimed that both Moscow and Kiev were responsible for the conflict, This angers the United States and European states that support the Ukrainian resistance.
Lula told reporters this last month Neither Zelensky nor Russian President Vladimir Putin were ready for peace.