Switzerland supports ‘peace initiative’ of China and Brazil on war in Ukraine
Switzerland supports the "peace initiative" of China and Brazil to resolve the war in Ukraine, despite the fact that it neither refers to the UN Charter, nor directly mentions the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Blick reports, referring to representative of the Swiss Foreign Ministry Nicolas Bideau.
As the edition notes, on Friday, a representative of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) told the Keystone-SDA agency that the country supports the initiative due to the fact that it calls for a cease-fire and a political solution to the conflict.
"This initiative is important because it offers an alternative to the belligerent speeches that were heard at the UN this week from both the Ukrainian and Russian sides," Bideau said.
When the initiative was published, Switzerland noted the importance of the reference to the UN Charter, which was missing. According to the EDA representative, the importance of the UN Charter in the context of the initiative was recalled by the Chinese Foreign Minister at the UN Security Council this week. It is noted that for the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the peace initiative is within the framework of the UN Charter.
According to Le Temps, the United States and the Europeans do not support the peace initiative of China and Brazil, since the lack of mention of the UN Charter is seen as an endorsement of Moscow's strategy.
In addition, Bideau said that at the conference in Bürgenstock, Switzerland showed that it is capable of leading to a dialogue between the north and the south. He noted that Switzerland supports the principle of a path to peace based on concrete proposals.
In this context, the EDA representative added that Canada, whose Prime Minister attended the summit in Switzerland in June, will hold the next conference in Ottawa in October. Humanitarian issues such as prisoners, child abduction, abduction of civilians and compliance with the Geneva Conventions will be discussed at the meeting.