A peacebuilding organization, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has nudged the European Union (EU) quest to explore peaceful means of ending the Russia/Ukraine crisis through the mediation of a global peace proponent like China.
PeacePro also said that, EU’s alliance with the United States of America, especially on the Ukraine dispute was not only hurting the people of the region, it was also prolonging the conflict experience of the people that might affect the long-term behavioral pattern with real psychological effects.
In a statement by the Executive Director of PeacePro, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, PeacePro maintained that, it was in EU’s long-term benefits to work with global partners, who wants to end the crisis, rather than stick with United States of America alone, who’s strategic interest seemed to be tied to prolonging the crisis.
“Europe should be open to all global players, explore all peace possibilities and take decision based on primary interest of maintaining peace and economic prosperity”.
According to Hamzat, the leadership of EU was in China to explore possibility of peace, but the body should not take hardline position that might prevent concrete agreement with China due to other consideration outside its control.
He said that instead it should allow Europe’s own interest to dictate its position.
Hamzat maintained that, the interest of United States of America was not the same as that of Europe, neither was the effect of the ongoing war, the same for both parties.
“Europe should therefore put peace in the region ahead of other considerations,” Hamzat said.
PeacePro director explained that the role being played by France to facilitate peace in Ukraine had been impressive, even though it had not yielded much positive results.
He argued that the latest move by France and the EU to explore possibility of peace through China was a welcome development and he believed that the move would produce a positive outcome if given real consideration, devoid of external influence.
He said that PeacePro wished all the parties well, as the world awaited the outcome of their engagements in China.
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