China News Service, May 7 (Xinhua) According to Reuters and Agence France-Presse, on the 6th local time, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on the situation in Ukraine, saying, "Today, for the first time, the Security Council speaks with the same voice for Ukraine. Peaceful voice. As I have often said, the world must come together to silence the guns and uphold the values of the UN Charter.”
Data map: United Nations Secretary-General Guterres.
Guterres also said he would "continue to spare no effort to save lives, reduce suffering and find a path to peace."
According to reports, on the same day, the UN Security Council adopted a statement on the situation in Ukraine, expressing "deep concern for maintaining peace and security in Ukraine" and strongly supporting the UN Secretary-General's efforts to seek a peaceful solution.
The statement was drafted by Norway and Mexico and adopted by consensus.
This is the first Ukrainian-related statement passed by the UN Security Council since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on February 24.