Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off, says U.N. chief

Record ID: 1705334

  • Title: Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off, says U.N. chief
  • Date: 5th January 2023
  • Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (JANUARY 5, 2023) (REUTERS) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, WALKING INTO STAGE AND SITTING DOWN GUTERRES SITTING AND LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "It is my belief that we are still far from a moment in which a serious peace negotiation is possible. At the present moment I think it is important to do everything we can in order to minimise the negative impact of the war." GUTERRES SPEAKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "I think we are still not in a situation where we can see peace on the immediate horizon, peace that we believe will have to come one day, and peace based on the U.N. charter and international law." GUTERRES RECEIVING AWARD FROM LISBON UNIVERSITY DEAN AWARD / GUTERRES AUDIENCE APPLAUDING, GUTERRES HOLDING AWARD ON STAGE
  • Embargoed: 19th January 2023 23:12
  • Keywords: Antonio Guterres Russia UN Ukraine peace war
  • Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
  • City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001072405012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday (January 5) that peace in war-torn Ukraine was still not on the horizon and that talks between Moscow and Kyiv to bring the conflict to an end were not possible yet.
    Speaking to media at an event in Portugal where he received the University of Lisbon 2020 prize, Guterres said the key at present was doing everything to lessen the impact of the war.
    Guterres's comments came after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier on Thursday that Ankara was ready to take on mediation and moderation duties to secure a peace between the two countries.
    Asked by Reuters about Erdogan's offer, Guterres said he believed the moment for a "serious peace negotiation" was still far off.
    But he said peace had to come one day and would be based on "U.N. charter and international law."
    (Production: Miguel Pereira, Catarina Demony)
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