MOSCOW, July 15 (Bernama-Anadolu) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia has to be represented at the next peace conference on Ukraine, Anadolu Agency reported.
Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv, Zelensky said he set a task for the Ukrainian government to organise the event by November this year.
"I think that representatives of Russia should be at the second summit," he said.
Meanwhile, a June 15 to 16 peace conference on Ukraine held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, took place without Russia's participation.
Representatives from 92 nations and eight international organisations attended the conference in Switzerland. It ended with the adoption of the final statement, which was not signed by some countries including Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
The communique covered three issues: Ukraine’s grain export, the safety of nuclear power stations and the return of war prisoners.
A day before the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin moved forward with his own peace initiative, calling on Ukraine to recognise Russia's territorial claims made during the "special military operation" that started in February 2022.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
