Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on January 15 after arriving in Switzerland that Ukrainian representatives have started preparations for holding a global peace summit in Switzerland.
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The summit should take into account "everything that has already been achieved" and should determine that the end of the war "should be exceptionally fair" under international law, Zelenskiy said at a press conference in Bern, Switzerland.
Zelenskiy spoke after meeting with Swiss President Viola Amherd. Neither Zelenskiy nor Amherd provided any details on when or where in Switzerland the summit might take place.
Switzerland agreed to host the summit at Zelenskiy's request, a Swiss government spokesperson said, adding that further details were being worked out.
Zelenskiy said plans would call for "all countries that respect our sovereignty and territorial integrity" to be represented at the peace summit.
"We would like the Global South to be present.... It is important for us to show that the whole world is against Russia's aggression, and the whole world is for a just peace," he said.
While in Switzerland, Zelenskiy is due to meet other world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He is expected to meet with representatives of the EU and NATO as well as with leaders of states and big businesses to look to strengthen the country's defense and economic stability.
"I will also discuss the return of Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, sanctions, ways to use frozen Russian assets, humanitarian mine clearing, financial assistance, and recovery," Zelenskiy said on X, formerly Twitter.
Zelenskiy is also scheduled to meet with security officials representing 81 countries and international organizations who are in Davos to discuss his 10-point "peace formula."