Peace Summit in Switzerland.
The Swiss resort town of Bürgenstock hosted a two-day "peace summit" on Ukraine, which gathered representatives of 92 states, including 55 country leaders.
A two-day conference on Ukraine, dubbed a "peace summit" by the organisers, has ended in the Swiss resort town of Bürgenstock. The event was attended by representatives of 92 states, including 55 country leaders, although up to 160 delegations were initially planned to participate.
Russian side and peace initiatives
Although Russia was not invited to the summit, Russian journalists were allowed into the conference at the last minute. Many delegates stressed in their speeches the need to include Moscow in the dialogue on conflict resolution. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the peace initiatives proposed the day before by Vladimir Putin a "glimmer of hope" for a peaceful settlement.
Conference results
The outcome of the summit was a general communiqué that did not contain specific steps to resolve the conflict. Instead, it stressed the importance of continuing dialogue and finding peaceful solutions.
Scandals at the summit
The summit was not without scandals. One of them involved Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which caused additional media attention to the summit.
Highlights of the summit:
Participation of representatives of 92 states and 55 country leaders.
Calls to include Russia in the conflict resolution dialogue.
Positive assessment of Vladimir Putin's peace initiatives.
Final communiqué of general content.
The scandal involving Justin Trudeau.
