Jeddah meeting sees “cautiously positive” signals from China - German media
The meeting on peace in Ukraine, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, concluded without a final declaration, however, with "cautiously positive signals from China."
This is what Germany’s Spiegel writes about the negotiations, Ukrinform reports.
European diplomatic circles say an agreement was reached on the focal points of a peaceful solution, such as the "territorial integrity and sovereignty" of Ukraine. In particular, China’s active role was noted as its representative expressed "positive" views on a possible future meeting of this kind, the article says.
Instead, the head of the Brazilian delegation, Celso Amorim, called for "genuine negotiations involving all parties," including Russia. "Even if Ukraine is the biggest victim, if we really want peace, we must somehow involve Moscow in this process," said Brazil’s official.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told Bild that "every millimeter of progress toward a fair and honest peace brings a glimmer of hope for the people of Ukraine."
The message of the Jeddah meeting, she said, is that "this brutal Russian war of aggression also affects people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, it has implications far beyond Europe: from the future of the international order to energy security issues, to rising grain prices and the global food supply that Russia has so ruthlessly degraded.”
The head of German diplomacy called on all countries around the world to do everything to prevent wars of aggression from becoming a normal phenomenon again in the 21st century. Despite the fact that the view of the war in Pretoria, Brasilia, or Beijing is different than that in Europe, the United Nations Charter should be a common understanding everywhere, emphasized the German foreign minister.
In total, representatives of about 40 countries took part in the several-hour meeting held behind closed doors.
Its goal, as reported in Berlin earlier, was "consolidation of various peace plans," in particular those of China, Africa, and Brazil with a 10-point plan developed by Ukraine.
The meeting in Jeddah was the second after talks by a narrower group of countries in Copenhagen in June, which were informal and also issued no joint statement.