The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guteress is in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv where he has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Details of the meeting as disclosed by the Ukrainian leader centred on grain exports and that global body must ensure the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces, following the invasion which is now in the sixth month.
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“This deliberate terror on the part of the aggressor can have global catastrophic consequences for the whole world”.
Zelensky also wrote on Telegram: “the UN must ensure the security of this strategic object, its demilitarization and complete liberation from Russian troops.”
The Ukrainian leader had also held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Zelensky said the both leaders also discussed the issue of grains shipments, after exports from Ukraine resumed this month following a landmark deal brokered by the UN and Turkey.
Tonnes of grain had been stuck in Ukraine because of Russian blockades, leading to shortages and higher food prices in other countries.
“We agreed to continue the coordination of the grain initiative implementation. We also discussed the possible directions of its development,”
Russia have been fighting a bitter war following the invasion of its much smaller neighbour in late February.
Thousands have been killed, with at least 6 million fleeing and now refugees in other parts of Europe as well as in Russia.
(Editor: Omor Bazuaye)
( Additional Information from the BBC)
