“During their joint phone conversation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schulz expressed their firm commitment to supporting Ukraine in the midst of the Russian invasion,” the British government spokesperson explained. Desk.
“They stressed the importance of the safety of nuclear facilities and welcomed the negotiations on the planned mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” he added.
According to German government spokesman Stephen Hebestreet, Western countries have called for military restraint on the part of the warring parties in the area of the nuclear power plant.
Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of shooting at the largest nuclear facility in Europe, currently in the hands of Russian forces, with only two of its six reactors currently operating. The two sides warned of the danger of a nuclear catastrophe as a result of the strikes that targeted the nuclear power plant site.
According to Hebstreet, the two sides also discussed at the quartet meeting the situation in the Middle East, including negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal and Tehran’s activities in the region.
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