Zelensky to Hold Summit with Lula at UN General Assembly on 20th

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, will meet with Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, on the 20th (local time).

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According to major foreign media on the 18th, the two leaders are scheduled to hold talks on the afternoon of the 20th at the hotel where President Lula is staying.

The meeting was arranged at the official request of the Ukrainian side.

Until now, President Lula has sparked controversy by raising the 'war responsibility theory' regarding Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia. He repeatedly stated that the United States and Europe are prolonging the war by sending weapons to Ukraine, and that Ukraine itself is also responsible for the war. In response, Ukraine has repeatedly expressed its desire to meet directly with President Lula to have a dialogue and show him the "reality of the conflict."

Originally, the two leaders planned to meet during the G7 summit held in Japan last May, but the meeting was canceled. President Lula claimed at the time that President Zelensky did not appear at the meeting venue, but the Ukrainian side explained that there were scheduling difficulties.

Meanwhile, President Zelensky is scheduled to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly debate on the 19th. This will be the first time since the outbreak of the war that President Zelensky will visit the UN headquarters in person, and he plans to appeal for international unity against Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February last year, in front of world leaders. He also intends to call for support for a peace plan for the Ukraine war.

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