The Swiss Foreign Ministry said that to date, 50 delegations out of 160 invited have been confirmed to participate in the event.
Participation in the Global Peace Summit, which will take place on June 15-16 in Switzerland, has been confirmed by 50 countries out of 160 invited. This was reported by the local publication Swissinfo, citing a statement by the head of the Department of Communications of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Nicolas Bidot.
Currently, 50 delegations have announced their arrival. Among those who have confirmed their intentions are European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister George Maloney, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry is satisfied with the number of responses, but is working to see a higher number.
“There are big European countries there, but we also want to have as many countries from the Global South as possible, because we want an open discussion about all the possibilities and thoughts about peace in Ukraine So we want to have numbers and North -South representativeness,” – noted Bidot.
According to him, Russia will not be able to participate in the meeting.
“We did not invite Russia because the Russians keep saying that we are in the preparatory phase, we will not make peace in Bürgenstock, but we really want to start the process of joining Russia maintain contact with them,” – assured Bido.
The meeting will take place on June 15 and 16 at the five-star Bürgenstock Hotel in Lucerne in central Switzerland.
Ukraine hopes for the participation of 80-100 countries in this event. The Office of the President ruled out Russia’s participation in the first Peace Summit, but there is a possibility that its representatives will be at the second summit.
Source: korrespondent
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