Swiss Foreign Minister Briefs Russian Counterpart On Ukraine Peace Summit


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York. Cassis briefed him on the Ukraine peace summit held at the Bürgenstock resort in central Switzerland.

This content was published on July 17, 2024 - 10:05 2 minutes Keystone-SDA
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Cassis met Lavrov as part of Russia's presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, he announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) late on Tuesday. Cassis briefed his counterpart on the peace summit for Ukraine held in June at the Bürgenstock hotel complex in canton Nidwalden.

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After the conference, the Swiss government announced its intention to inform countries that did not attend the summit. These included Russia, which was not invited.

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