RIYADH: National security advisers and international representatives will meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, state news agency SPA reported on Friday.
The meeting is a continuation of efforts by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and his communications with Russian and Ukrainian leaders since the early days of the crisis, to achieve a permanent peace deal, while reducing the impact of the war and its humanitarian repercussions.
The Saudi government hopes the meeting will contribute to reinforcing dialogue and cooperation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was grateful to the Kingdom for the platform for negotiations.
He said in a statement posted on Twitter: “Tomorrow in Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, a meeting of advisers to heads of state and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the Peace Formula will begin.
“Many countries will be represented, different continents, including the countries of the global south.
“It is very important because in such matters as food security, the fate of millions of people in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world directly depends on how fast the world will be in implementing the Peace Formula.”
He said the meeting in Jeddah followed a similar event in Copenhagen in June, and would help enable “step by step” movement toward the global peace summit.
Zelensky said: “A fair and honest end to Russian aggression will benefit everyone in the world. Eliminating all threats created by Russia to Ukrainian and global security means returning peace to international relations and stability to global life.”
