Zelensky announces Ukraine talks in Switzerland
Published: Monday, Dec 11th 2023, 13:30
Updated At: Monday, Dec 11th 2023, 13:30
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has announced talks in Switzerland in January 2024 on the peace plan he has been promoting. The meeting will take place the day before the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The security advisors of several countries are to take part in the meeting on January 14, as the Swiss Foreign Ministry informed the Keystone-SDA news agency on Monday in response to an inquiry. The topic is the so-called Ukrainian peace formula with a ten-point plan for an end to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
The "Tages-Anzeiger" was the first to report on the announcement of the talks. Selenskyj announced the plans on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.
Fourth major conference of this kind
The meeting in Davos is the fourth major international Ukraine meeting for a possible future peace summit to end the Russian war of aggression. Previously, meetings were held in Copenhagen, Jeddah and Malta. Around 70 countries from all continents as well as the European Union (EU) and the UN took part in Malta in October. Russia was not invited.
It was initially unclear whether Zelensky would come to Switzerland. He could combine participation in the Ukraine talks with a visit to the World Economic Forum. However, Zelensky did not take part in the meeting in Malta.
Among other things, the Ukrainian peace plan provides for the immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from all occupied territories, including Crimea. In addition, all prisoners of war are to be released. Legal responsibility of Russian politicians and military personnel for the war of aggression is also part of the plan. Russia had previously rejected the peace formula as "unrealistic".
Invitations will be sent out soon
Ukraine is organizing the meeting in Switzerland together with the Swiss Confederation. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) stated that Switzerland supports this initiative as it would any project that could serve as a basis for a negotiation process with the aim of achieving lasting peace.
Preparations for the meeting in Davos are still underway, the FDFA also wrote. The invitations are to be sent out soon. The organizers will announce further details, such as the list of participants, at a later date.
Switzerland has already hosted a conference on Ukraine. In summer 2022, talks were held in Lugano TI on the reconstruction of the country. 59 states and international organizations agreed on key parameters there.
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