Lula returns to Brazil after extensive schedule in Japan

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is already in Brazil, after a trip to Japan, where he participated in the external engagement segment of the G7 Summit, a group formed by the seven most industrialized countries in the world (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and UK). The presidential entourage landed in Brasília around 1:00 am. Lula has no official commitments and should spend the day at home, at Palácio da Alvorada. In Hiroshima, in the Asian country, between the 19th and 21st, Lula met with 11 heads of government and entities, when he addressed bilateral issues and themes on the international agenda. In addition to environmental issues and food security, which were central during the summit, the subject that dominated the debate tables was the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, was also in Hiroshima and participated in one of the debate sessions of the G7, on peace and prosperity, which had the theme Towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous world. There was an attempt at a bilateral meeting between Lula and Zelensky, but it was not possible due to difficulties in reconciling the agendas of the two leaders. Lula maintained his position on the war in Ukraine, condemning Russia’s territorial invasion of the country. The Brazilian president is trying to create a group of countries to negotiate an end to the conflict, but he said that, at this moment, the parties have no interest in talking about peace. According to Lula, for negotiations to take place, both sides will have to give in to some extent. “Celso Amorim [assessor internacional da Presidência] it was there in Russia and then in Ukraine. And Amorim said that, for now, they don’t want to talk about peace. If one has a proposal, it is the surrender of the other, if the other has a proposal, it is the surrender of the first. And no one will surrender. Negotiation is not yield and there will be a moment when they will want a negotiation”, he said at a press conference in Hiroshima, before leaving for Brazil.

Agência Brasil