Switzerland says 90 states, organizations signed up for Ukraine summit

President Volodymyr Zelensky has hoped the summit hosted by Switzerland this month would bring peace to Ukraine. (AFP)
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Updated 10 June 2024
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Switzerland says 90 states, organizations signed up for Ukraine summit

  • Switzerland will host from June 15-16 peace summit for Ukraine

BERN: Ninety states and organizations have so far registered to take part in a summit aiming to pave the way for peace in Ukraine that Switzerland will host from June 15-16, the Swiss government said on Monday.
Russia has not been invited to the summit, but the government said in a statement that the gathering will aim to “jointly define a roadmap” on how to involve both it and Ukraine in a future peace process.


President of Kazakhstan to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ spokesperson says

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Kazakhstan says it was invited to ‘Board of Peace’


ASTANA: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will join the “Board of Peace” proposed by US President Donald Trump after accepting an invitation to do so and wants to contribute to bringing about a stable Middle ‌East peace, his ‌spokesperson said on ‌Monday.
The ⁠board ​would be ‌chaired for life by Trump and would start by addressing the Gaza conflict and then be expanded to deal with other conflicts, according to a copy of the letter ⁠and draft charter seen by Reuters.
Tokayev’s spokesman, Ruslan ‌Zheldibay, said that Kazakhstan’s leader ‍was one ‍of the first leaders to ‍receive an invitation from Trump.
“The head of state sent a letter to the president of the United States expressing sincere ​gratitude and confirming his agreement to join this new association,” Zheldibay ⁠said.
“President K. Tokayev confirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace in the Middle East, strengthening interstate trust and global stability,” he added.
The news was first reported by the Tengri news outlet.
Trump has invited 60 countries to join the “Board of Peace,” but permanent membership ‌will be available to those who pay $1 billion.