Russia invited Brazil to resume bilateral forum the day after the meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Brazilian President Lula da Silva, writes Bloomberg There are references among Brazilian officials to their own sources.
According to the publication, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during his meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira at the UN General Assembly in New York, made a proposal to renew the Russia-Brazil High Level Cooperation Commission, created in 1997. The commission last met in 2015.
Bloomberg writes that Brazil also wants to revive the forum. The governments of the two countries will discuss possible dates for the meeting between Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who chairs the commission.
Since taking office in January, Lula da Silva has sought to position Brazil as a neutral country that could maintain ties with both Russia and Ukraine and facilitate peace talks. Bloomberg states that this strategy “disturbs” the Ukrainian leadership and its Western supporters.
Zelenskiy called for Brazilian President will support Kiev and its “peace formula” criticized For his proposal to the Brazilian leader on security guarantees for the Russian Federation.
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