Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggests joint mediation with China and the United Arab Emirates

2023-04-16 10:59:03

Brazilian president suggests joint mediation with China and Emirates to end war in Ukraine

To create a “Political G20” to try to end the war, that is what Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, wants with China and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Lula da Silva said he discussed joint mediation with the two countries on Sunday, during a press conference in Abu Dhabi after official visits to the Emirates and China. The war was caused by “decisions made by two countries”judged the Brazilian president.

“President Putin is not taking any initiative to stop the war. Zelensky from Ukraine does not take any initiative to stop the war”he said, speaking through an official translator. “Europe and the United States continue to contribute to the continuation of the war. So they have to sit around the table and say, “That’s enough.” » In China, the Brazilian president had accused Washington of“encourage war” in Ukraine.

Mr. Lula da Silva said he had thus suggested to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Ben Zayed Al Nahyan, and to the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, the creation of a group of countries whose mission would be to play mediators. “The G20 was formed to bail out the economy [mondiale] who was in crisisdeclared the Brazilian head of state. “Now it is important to create another type of G20 to end this war and establish peace. This is my intention and I think we will succeed.”, he argued.

Lula said he had already discussed his initiative with US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders of South American countries.