UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Ukraine on Thursday August 18 where he will take part in a meeting with the Ukrainian and Turkish presidents, in particular to discuss the export of cereals from Ukrainian ports, his door announced on Tuesday August 16. -word.
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At the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Secretary General will be in Lviv on Thursday to participate in a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Ukrainian leader
," said Stéphane Dujarric during a press briefing, specifying that Antonio Guterres would then travel to Odessa and then to Turkey.
The meeting will "
examine
" the implementation of the international agreement signed in July in Istanbul to allow grain exports from Ukraine, an agreement "
of which Turkey is a key element
", he added. .
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A number of issues will be raised, in general, such as the need for a political solution to the conflict.
I have no doubt (about) that the question of the nuclear power plant (of Zaporizhia) and others will also be discussed
”, indicated the spokesperson, specifying that a bilateral between the Ukrainian president and the secretary general should also take place.