New Delhi, India is a friend of the world and the global community expects it to contribute significantly in bringing peace to war-torn Ukraine, Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Fasel said on Friday as Switzerland prepares to host a major summit next month to end the conflict in Ukraine. Fasel held wide-ranging talks...
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Switzerland conference on Ukraine futile without Russia, says Kremlin
The Kremlin said a planned summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine will be futile without the participation of Russia. Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : May 16 2024 | 1:47 PM IST The Kremlin said a planned summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the...
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Dozens of countries signing up for Ukraine peace summit, Switzerland says
BERLIN, Germany – Switzerland has had over 50 registrations from the more than 160 delegations the neutral country has invited to a summit next month that Bern hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine, President Viola Amherd said on Wednesday. Amherd, speaking at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after...
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Switzerland’s Nemo BREAKS Eurovision trophy just minutes after being crowned the winner
Eurovision winner Nemo broke their trophy just minutes after they were crowned the song contest’s winner during the final on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Switzerland, who is the competition’s first non-binary winner, scored 365 points with the juries and 226 from the public for a total of 591 with their song The Code. After collecting the...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision, as Israel-Gaza war casts shadow over contest
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded over its military...
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Switzerland Invites India To Participate In Summit On Peace In Ukraine Next Month
Switzerland Invites India To Participate In Summit On Peace in Ukraine Bern: Switzerland has invited India to participate in the Summit on Peace in Ukraine next month. This is an effort by the Swiss, a traditionally neutral country, to end the two year long war between Russia and Ukraine. As the Swiss have said, the...
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Zelenskyy claims Russia seeking to ‘disrupt’ Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Wednesday that Russia is seeking to “disrupt” the Global Peace Summit on his 10-point peace formula scheduled for June in Switzerland. “We have precise intelligence information –specific data — that Russia not only wants to disrupt the Peace Summit, but also has a specific plan, how to do it, how...
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Ukraine peace summit organisers look to India to help shape agenda, discussions
NEW DELHI: The organisers of an upcoming conference on peace in Ukraine are looking to India to help shape the agenda for the meeting of the heads of state and government, including possible solutions to the conflict, people familiar with the matter said. Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request, the Swiss government this week announced...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit in June, invites over 100 nations
Russia-Ukraine conflict | Photo: Reuters 2 min read Last Updated : Apr 11 2024 | 12:26 PM IST Swiss President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday that Switzerland will host a high-level international conference in the month of June with more than 100 countries invited to help chart a path towards peace...
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Switzerland Announces Summit on Ukraine Peace Plan on June 15-16
Switzerland will host a high level conference on June 15-16 to consolidate global support for a peace formula advocated by Ukraine that would end the war with Russia. HT Image The aim of the gathering is to “create a common understanding” on how to achieve “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine in accordance...
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Switzerland to host peace conference on war in Ukraine, but Russia unlikely to attend
Switzerland said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June aimed at ending Russia’s two-year war on Ukraine but acknowledged that Moscow is unlikely to join the peace process. The conference is set for June 15-16 at the lakeside Burgenstock resort near Lucerne and could draw top officials from dozens of countries. Swiss...