Al-Madinah News:- The President of the International Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, called on Tuesday to a month’s ceasefire in Ukraine, coinciding with the establishment of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which starts on Sunday, considering that sport can bring people together.
Infantino said, in a speech to world leaders during the G20 summit held in Bali in Indonesia, that the World Cup could serve as a “positive incentive” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started nine months ago.
He said at a lunch for the leaders of the G20: “I all appeal to you to think about a temporary ceasefire for one month throughout the World Cup.
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He added that if there is no complete ceasefire, “some human passages or anything could lead to the resumption of dialogue can be resumed. ”
After describing football as uniting the peoples, he indicated that Russia hosted the 2018 World Cup and that Ukraine is advancing a joint file with Spain and Portugal for the 2030 version.
He continued in this regard: “We are not naive to believe that football can solve the problems of the world”, but he stressed that it is a “unique platform”, where it is expected that an estimated five billion people (more than half of humanity) will see it on TV all over the world He added, “Let’s take this opportunity to do everything we can to start ending all conflicts.
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The Group of Twenty’s talks included US President Joe Biden and Russian Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov, although it was not immediately clear whether they were listening to Infantino, who later asked the leaders to sign memorial football.
Viva ruled Russia from its championships days after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, which led to its exclusion from the European continent qualifiers to the finals.
Infantino responded to accusations about the violation of workers’ rights in Qatar, saying that “hundreds of thousands of workers have better conditions than they were a few years ago. ”
(France Press).
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