Ukraine anger toward Switzerland over peace plan a ‘misunderstanding’
Schmyhal discussed the subject with Cassis at the Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Lausanne last week.
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Listening: Ukraine anger toward Switzerland over peace plan a ‘misunderstanding’
According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the anger toward Switzerland over the Sino-Brazilian peace plan was due to a "misunderstanding". He said that he did not doubt Switzerland's support on the road to peace.
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Ukrainische Verärgerung lag laut Schmyhal an “Missverständnis”
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In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Monday, Schmyhal said that a Swiss representative had attended an event organised by Brazil and China as an observer on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The representative did not agree to the negotiation plan.
“We have clarified this issue. It was a misunderstanding,” said the Ukrainian prime minister.
There was no doubt that Switzerland supports the path to peace on the basis of the UN Charter and international law, he added. Everyone is convinced that for the next peace summit, a compromise will need to be found with Brazil, China and India.
Schmyhal wanted to point out that Ukraine was grateful to Switzerland “for organising the Bürgenstock peace conference [last June] and supporting President [Volodymyr] Zelensky’s peace formula.” He discussed this with the Swiss president, Viola Amherd, and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis last Thursday. Schmyhal was in Lausanne to take part in the Ukraine Mine Action Conference.
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