GENEVA, April 10. /TASS/. Switzerland will hold a conference on the so-called Ukrainian peace formula in the Burgenstock region in June 2024, the country's President Viola Amherd said.
"The Federal Council has decided to hold the conference. It will take place in June 2024 in the Burgenstock area in the canton of Nidwalden. Invitations with the exact dates will be sent out in the near future," she said.
The president pointed out that she had already informed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. She alleged that the goal of the conference was "to find ways to start the negotiating process." Switzerland intends to engage "as many countries as possible" from different regions of the world that could present their vision of how the settlement process should be conducted. "We are not sure that it will be a success. There are no guarantees," she emphasized.
Amherd said after a meeting with Zelensky on January 15 that the Ukrainian president asked Switzerland to organize a high-level peace conference. Commenting on this initiative, Russian Ambassador to Switzerland Sergey Garmonin told the Sonntags Zeitung newspaper that in its current form it is doomed to failure. This is primarily due to the desire to impose a "peace formula," "which is a set of ultimatums to Russia." He also explained that without Russia’s participation, a "peace summit" would mean just another round of fruitless consultations.