Guterres will be received by the Russian president and also hold a working meeting with Lavrov, according to a statement released by the office of the spokesman for the highest representative of the United Nations.
The minister will travel to Moscow on April 25 to discuss measures that could “silence” the guns in Ukraine, according to the official UN news site.
To date, he adds, there is no information about a possible visit to Kyiv to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Eri Kaneko, Guterres is looking at ways to end the fighting and wants to discuss with leaders what steps can be taken now to silence the guns, help the people and a to enable the safe evacuation of the civilian population.
When asked if the Russian government made any requirements for the meeting, Kaneko assured there were no conditions.
It was reported last Wednesday that the UN Secretary-General had sent letters to the Russian and Ukrainian missions in front of the multilateral organization to request meetings with the leaders of those countries.
The United Nations has already confirmed the trip to Russia and is in contact with the Ukrainian authorities to prepare for a possible visit by the UN chief, Kaneko said.
Earlier this week, Guterres called for a four-day humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to open safe corridors for aid entry and the evacuation of civilians.
This break is scheduled from April 21-24 and coincides with the Orthodox Christian Holy Week Day, the headline told the press accredited to the United Nations.
He also lamented the suffering of Ukrainian civilians and called for every effort to avoid further pain for these people.
Russians and Ukrainians must “silence the firearms and so open a path to safety for many people in immediate danger,” the Portuguese diplomat said.
The humanitarian pause proposed by the United Nations will allow civilians to move out of conflict zones and deliver more humanitarian aid to places like Mariupol, Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson.
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 after authorities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics requested help to repel mounting aggression from Kyiv.
Previously, Moscow had recognized the independence and sovereignty of both territories and signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with their leaders, which included the establishment of diplomatic relations and military assistance.
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