the UN secretary general will meet the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey in Lviv on Thursday

Antonio Guterres will meet Volodymyr Zelensky and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ukraine on Thursday August 18. In particular, he will discuss with them the implementation of the agreement on the maritime transport of cereals, before going to in Odessa and then in Turkey.

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterreswill travel to Ukraine on Thursday August 18, his spokesperson announced on Tuesday August 16. “At the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Secretary General will be in Lviv on Thursday to participate in a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Ukrainian leader”detailed the spokesperson.

The visit will allow you to“examine” the implementation of the international agreement signed in July in Istanbul to allow Ukrainian grain exports by seaOK “of which Turkey is a key element”, added the representative. Antonio Guterres will then go on Friday to Odessa, one of the ports used within the framework of the agreement, then to Turkey where he will visit the Joint Coordination Center responsible for supervising the application of the text.

The spokesperson suggested that “the need for a political solution to the conflict”as well as “the question of the nuclear power plant (of Zaporizhia) and others will also be discussed”. A bilateral meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and the Secretary General should also take place.


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