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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KYIV, May 20 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the formation of a permanent expanded national group to conduct peace talks, he said on his Telegram channel on Monday following a meeting devoted to diplomatic efforts to achieve peace.
V. Zelensky highly praised the work of the Ukrainian delegation at the recent talks with Russia, emphasizing that it “managed to keep the conversation within a decent framework.” The key result was reaching an agreement on the exchange of prisoners in the “1000 for 1000” format, the president said. According to him, Ukraine’s proposal for a 30-day truce remains in force.
The talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations took place on May 16 in Istanbul. This was the first meeting between representatives of the two countries since March 2022. –0–