War in Ukraine. Peace summit in Switzerland. Date revealed

“As I agreed with the president earlier Switzerland Viola Amherd, first Peace Summit will take place on June 15-16 in Burgenstock, near Luzern in Switzerland,” the president announced on Thursday morning Ukrainy.

The Ukrainian head of state said that all heads of state and government from all continents are invited to the event.

“The summit will be a platform to discuss how to achieve a comprehensive, equitable and lasting peace in Ukraine“- he informed Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing that everything must respect the provisions of the United Nations Charter and international law. He also added that all invited countries “demonstrated their commitment to these principles.”

Previously head of the president's office Andrij Jermak noted that the summit will be attended by leaders who differ in terms of motivation and views on how to end the war in Ukrainebut “everyone respects our independence and respect our territorial integrity within the internationally defined borders of 1991 and sovereignty.

“I'm convinced that any country that values ​​peace is interested in participating in the summit because its importance goes far beyond the borders of Ukraine,” Zelensky emphasized.

The leader of Ukraine said that it was about the global role of each nation, as well as “genuine respect international law and coexistence in peace throughout the world.

“Common rules, enshrined in the United Nations Charter, protect all countries from attack and violence. This our common responsibilityto protect them – through real actions, not just words,” wrote the president attacked by Russia country. “This is the goal of the first Peace Summit in Switzerland,” the politician concluded.

The Ukrainian initiative has been talked about for a long time. Coming on February 23 head of Swiss diplomacy Ignazio Cassis stated in the General Assembly UNThat Switzerland intends to organize it before summer this year high-level peace conference na topic Ukraine.