Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Russia's war against Ukraine during a phone call and agreed on the need to urgently find a diplomatic solution to end the conflict. Lula da Silva reported this following his conversation with Trump, which, according to him, lasted about one hour and 20 minutes, UNN writes.
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In a statement following the talks, Lula said that the presidents exchanged views on the main global conflicts, including Russia's war against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. According to him, the sides agreed on the need to find a negotiated solution to end the war as soon as possible.
We exchanged views on the main global conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East. We agreed on the urgent need to find a negotiated solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has been ongoing for almost five years
The Brazilian president also proposed that Trump convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss diplomatic ways of resolving international crises.
Lula called on world leaders to end wars
President Trump expressed his views on the prospects for resolving the conflict with Iran. I expressed regret over the UN Security Council's inability to act and, following the example of my proposal to Presidents Xi Jinping and Putin, proposed convening an emergency meeting of this body to seek diplomatic ways out of the current crises
He also said that during the conversation he emphasized the responsibility of leaders to end armed conflicts.
I said that great leaders are not those who start wars, but those who end conflicts
In addition to international conflicts, Lula and Trump discussed trade relations between Brazil and the United States. In particular, they discussed tariffs imposed by Washington on Brazilian goods.
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Lula said that American tariffs were negatively affecting the economies of both countries and called for continued negotiations to settle trade disputes. According to him, the accusations that served as the basis for imposing the tariffs, including those concerning deforestation and the fight against corruption, were unfounded.
Trump, for his part, agreed on the need to preserve trade ties between the two countries and proposed resuming negotiations between representatives of Brazil and the United States as soon as possible.