Cassis calls for just peace in Ukraine before OSCE Council
Published: Friday, Feb 23rd 2024, 17:20
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Addressing the OSCE Council, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis emphasized the need for a just peace in Ukraine. The high-level peace conference organized by Switzerland marks the first step on this path, he said.
The aim is for as many nations as possible to share a common understanding of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. Federal Councillor Cassis said this on Friday at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in New York.
The just peace he referred to included the recovery of the population, respect for the rule of law and human rights, accountability, justice for the victims and the recognition of international law.
Switzerland is once again calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from the sovereign territory of Ukraine and to respect the country's territorial integrity, said the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The second anniversary of the start of the Russian military attack on Ukraine on Saturday would also mark two years of death, destruction and unimaginable suffering for the Ukrainian people.
The war must stop as it poses a threat to nuclear safety and has a harmful impact on global food security and the environment, said Cassis.
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