Emmanuel Macron spoke on Friday at the Paris Peace Forum with political leaders who called for “negotiations” to end the war in Ukraine, the consequences of which are being felt around the world, AFP reports.

French President Emmanuel MacronPhoto: Jacques Witt/Pool / Bestimage / Profimedia

“This war is causing hunger” in the “southern hemisphere” and therefore “is not a war of the countries of the North” but “also of the countries of the South,” said Argentine President Alberto Fernandez during a debate with the French president. state

He called for the start of “negotiations to achieve peace”, assuring that Latin America will also “sit down at the table”.

“Ethics require us to ask for peace,” he insisted. “It is important to affirm the value of the word ‘peace’, even if one may think that asking for peace is naive,” because “there is nothing more revolutionary than asking for peace.”

His counterpart from Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoko Embalo, who currently heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), complained that “for the international community, the only thing on the agenda” is “the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.” there are many wars in Africa.

However, “I have the impression that if there was a serious dialogue, the war could end very quickly,” he added.