Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced his refusal to participate in the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland. He motivated his decision by the fact that the meeting would not allow discussing real ways to resolve the conflict between Moscow and kyiv, the Tass news agency reported on June 15.
“I am canceling my trip to a meeting in Switzerland and asking Europe to discuss how to end the war instead of prolonging it.”, wrote Petro on the social network X (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation). The President of Colombia said that the conference in Switzerland is not “a free forum to discuss the path to peace between Russia and Ukraine”. “All conclusions are already predetermined,” Petro added. “The dialogue between Russia and Ukraine plays a fundamental role. Creation of a safe zone without nuclear weapons, which will physically separate NATO and Russia and ensure the permanent security of the countries of the former USSR and Eastern Europe, absolute respect for the peoples of Russia and Ukraine within Ukraine and Russia . “Containment of the European Union during expansion, so as not to start a war”“wrote the Colombian leader.
Previously, the heads of state of China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and several other countries refused to participate in the conference in Switzerland.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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