Last Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky solicited Mexico’s support to host a summit with Latin American countries, days after Brazilian President Lula’s controversial remarks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Ukraine has already offered the Latin American community to hold a special summit and show its unity ‘in favor’ of territorial integrity, peace and respect among peoples”Zelensky said in a video call with Mexican lawmakers.
“I think this can be done much faster with help from Mexico”he added.
Mexico, April 20, 2023 (Lusa) – The Ukrainian president invited Mexico to support his plan to end the conflict, which includes the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
“I invite you to choose: which peace formula will allow Mexico to show its influence?”he wondered, quoted by AFP.
The Mexican government has passed UN resolutions condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
However, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused to impose economic sanctions on Russia, saying his government wanted to promote dialogue.
In September, the Mexican president proposed a dialogue committee to end the conflict, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in Beijing on Saturday that the United States should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine.
Lula also reiterated that responsibilities for the war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 were shared between the two countries.
On Monday, Lula received in Brasilia Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who “thanked” Brazil for its “contribution” to the search for a solution to the conflict, and for its “excellent understanding of the genesis of this situation.” .
Under fire from criticism, however, the Brazilian president changed his tone on Tuesday and condemned Russia’s “violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
Source: DN
