Parolin's statement leads the agency ANSA.
He commented on the words of the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, who welcomed the proposal of French President Emmanuel Macron to involve Pope Francis and the leadership of the United States in the negotiations on Ukraine.
“This is already a positive signal, if there is readiness, even if it is of a general nature and it still needs to be expressed concretely, taking into account all aspects,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Parolin added that "if there is a willingness to speak, this is a sign."
Earlier, Macron asked Pope Francis to call the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Moscow is always open to negotiations with Kyiv if the Ukrainian regime "ripens".