Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Saturday it was necessary to “choose a third way” to build peace for war
Posted Date – 10:45 PM, Sunday – 4/23/23
Lisbon: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a visit to Portugal on Saturday that it was necessary to “choose a third way” to build peace for the war in Ukraine.
“I don’t want to please anyone. I want to find a way to bring the two countries (Russia and Ukraine) to the negotiating table,” Lula said.
Lula arrived in Lisbon on Friday, his first visit to Europe since being re-elected president, and the itinerary included the Portugal-Brazil summit, which ended with the signing of 13 bilateral cooperation agreements covering areas such as education, justice, health, the economy and culture, Xinhua News Agency reported.
In a joint statement, Lula and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, stressed their commitment to international law, the UN Charter and the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
The statement also stated that Portugal and Brazil support the full implementation of the Black Sea Food Initiative, mediated by Turkey and the United Nations and signed by Russia and Ukraine in July 2022, aimed at establishing a maritime humanitarian corridor for the export of food and fertilizers between the two countries. belligerent.
