According to a report by the French news agency AFP, Secretary-General Guterres said at the BRICS summit held in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation, on the same day, "Ukraine
"We need a just peace that is in line with the UN Charter, international law and UN General Assembly resolutions," he said. In response to this, President Putin smiled and said, "The Secretary-General said, 'We are all like one big family.'
"You should live together," he said, but unfortunately, even within families, there are various quarrels, affairs, property divisions, and occasional conflicts."
President Putin's remarks were intended to convey the idea that the Ukrainian conflict is inevitable.
After the BRICS summit concluded, President Putin and Secretary-General Guterres held a bilateral meeting.
However, the Kremlin (Russian presidential office) released footage of the handshake between the two leaders, but not the opening remarks of the meeting.
The remarks were not made public. The meeting was held amid the "issue of North Korea dispatching troops to Russia," but the UN Secretariat said at a press conference on the same day that "regardless of which side you take,
"We oppose any additional military force being added to the Ukrainian conflict," the statement said.
2024/10/25 16:37 KST
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