China News Service, September 15. According to Agence France-Presse, on the 14th local time, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the possibility of peace in Ukraine is "extremely small".
Data map: On April 19, local time, UN Secretary-General Guterres held a press conference in front of the "Knotted Pistol" sculpture at the UN headquarters in New York, calling on Russia and Ukraine to implement a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian temporary ceasefire, in order to open up a series of humanitarian corridors.
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Guterres reportedly said: "I think we are far from peace. I would be lying if I said this is going to happen soon. At the moment, there is very little chance of a peace deal," even a ceasefire. "A long way off".
Guterres also discussed various issues with Putin, including a food deal and Russian exports, warning of obstacles to Russian exports of grain and fertilizers.
According to the Kremlin website, Guterres detailed the efforts made by the UN Secretariat and specialized agencies to remove all obstacles to the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to the international market, and pointed out that they will make every effort to solve this problem.
The two sides confirmed that Russia and relevant United Nations agencies will continue to work closely together to ensure global food security.