1. China and Brazil welcome President Putin’s proposal to start peace talks on May 10, and President Zelensky’s positive statement.
2. China and Brazil hope that Russia and Ukraine will start direct dialogue as soon as possible, which is the only way to end the conflict.
3. China and Brazil positively evaluate the recent signals of willingness to engage in dialogue, and look forward to the relevant parties to start fruitful negotiations, gather more consensus for a political solution, and address the reasonable concerns of all parties. They believe that it is necessary to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis from the root, so as to eventually reach a fair, lasting and binding peace agreement.
4. To achieve the above goals, China and Brazil called on all parties to create conditions for resuming dialogue in May 2024. In September of the same year, the two countries launched the “Friends of Peace” group at the United Nations to unite the countries of the global South.
5. China and Brazil are willing to continue to make positive efforts to resolve the crisis together with the countries of the global South.