The United Nations and the Turkey Discuss Establishment of “Humanitarian Contact Group” to Meet on Turkish Territory – Under UN Sponsorship – with the participation of Ukrainian and Russian officialsa senior official of the international organization said yesterday Monday.
THE Ukraine has already given a positive answer to the proposal. THE Russiawhich was informed earlier this month, has not yet made its position clear.
During a press conference yesterday Monday, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffithsreferring to the initiative, said that he intended to travel to Turkey tomorrow Wednesday and the day after Thursday (21/4) for talks with the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But a little later he was forced to postpone the trip until he was younger, after being diagnosed as infected with the new coronavirus, the French Agency informed the British environment.
On Sunday (17/4), the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the plan by telephone with the Turkish president.
At the request of the Secretary-General, Martin Griffiths traveled to Moscow on April 3, then to Kyiv, to try to secure a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine and to present a series of proposals aimed at facilitating humanitarian intervention.
Last Wednesday, however, Antonio Guterres admitted that the cessation of hostilities “Not feasible at present”. Yesterday Monday, Martin Griffiths said that Moscow “Does not put firefighting high on its priorities”. “Not yet”he added.
As for the UN proposals, Ukraine “Responded very positively”clarified the official, but “We have not yet received a similar response from Russia”.
Mariupol and Odessa
Kyiv “Accepts the idea” To be created “What we call the Humanitarian Contact Group”in which Ukraine and Russia will participate, under the auspices of the UN, Mr. Griffiths continued, expressing the hope that “Turkey will host” this group in its territory.
He also noted that he planned to go to Russia again, after his trip to Turkey, a country that is trying to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow to end the war that Russia unleashed on February 24.
According to Martin Griffiths, the “Humanitarian Contact Group” may be convened “anytime” to discuss “Humanitarian affairs” eg “Fire cessation control”the “Safe crossings” or the “Corridors” allowing the evacuation of civilians.
One of the problems today for the organization of humanitarian corridors, as shown by their non-existence in Mariupol, is that “The two parties do not sit together” at the table and “blame each other” when something is not implemented as agreed, according to Griffiths.
Turkey “also participates” in efforts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, launching a “naval operation” to transport “800 people”, UN official says.
For the Organization, to remain in operation – despite the mines – the port of Odessa, where the silos with the grain “they are full”is an issue “utmost importance”said the Deputy Secretary-General, recalling the grave consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the supply of basic foodstuffs to dozens of countries around the world.
Source: News Beast
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