The Swiss government has published a list of 78 countries participating in the Global Peace Summit that supported the joint communiqué. Iraq and Jordan have disappeared from the list of 80 countries whose accession to the communiqué was mentioned in the first reports from the summit, Babel reports.
The list of signatories has appeared on the Swiss government’s website.
The signatories include not only countries but also 4 organizations: The Council of Europe, the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament.
It is known that among the countries that have not signed the declaration, in addition to Iraq and Jordan, are Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Vatican, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mexico, Mexico, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and South Africa.
The President’s Office explained that the joint communiqué of the summit in Switzerland would be left open so that other countries that did not attend the conference could join later.
In addition, Igor Zhovkva, deputy head of the Presidential Office, explained during the telethon that some of the countries participating in the Peace Summit did not sign the joint communiqué because they did not have the level of representation that would give them the right to make this decision, such as at the ministerial level. Upon returning to their countries, the representatives should address the government on this issue.
Global Peace Summit
On June 15-16, a two-day Global Peace Summit was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, at the initiative of Ukraine. The summit was attended by representatives of Ukraine, 91 states and 9 international organizations.
Following the summit, a declaration with three main points was signed in Switzerland:
- Nuclear safety. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant should operate under Ukraine’s control, and threats with nuclear weapons are unacceptable.
- Global food security. Access to seaports on the Black and Azov Seas must be ensured.
- All prisoners of war and illegally detained civilians must be released, and deported children must be returned.
