He Secretary General The UN Secretary-General reiterated on Thursday in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country’s current invasion of Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter and international law.
The meeting took place on Thursday in Kazan (Russia), venue of the 16th BRICS Summit.
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«I reiterated the points I made in the Summit session“Guterres said.
The BRICS group was founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2006 and joined by South Africa in 2010, and has since expanded to become a bloc of nations that collectively represent almost half of the world’s population.
Speaking at the Summit on Thursday, the Secretary General highlighted the need for peace in Ukraine, “a just peace in line with the United Nations Charterinternational law and the resolutions of the General Assembly».
He also stressed the importance of defending everywhere the values of UN Charterthe rule of law and the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of States.
Security agreement for the Black Sea
In his meeting with Putin, the Secretary General also expressed his firm support to establishment of an agreement for the safety of navigation in the Black Seawhich is an essential path for global food security.
“The Secretary-General expressed his conviction that the establishment of freedom of navigation in the Black Sea is of utmost importance for Ukraine, the Russian Federation and for global food and energy security,” according to a readout of the meeting published by the spokesman for the Secretary General.
“Guterres fully supports the continuation of negotiations in this regard and expresses his deep gratitude for the work carried out by Türkiye,” the statement added.
The transportation of agricultural products, particularly grain from Ukraine and other Black Sea ports, as well as fertilizers, has been severely affected since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, endangering the food security and skyrocketing prices worldwide.
In July 2022, the Black Sea Grains Initiative, promoted by the UN and Turkey, and the subsequent parallel agreement between the UN and Russia were crucial to restoring trade in these vital products.
The Initiative was not renewed after its third term, which expired on July 17, 2023, which again affected the trade route.
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