Leaders of Finland and Belgium confirm they will attend Ukraine's Peace Summit
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo have confirmed their attendance at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland in mid-June in phone calls with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Source: European Pravda
Details: Following his call with Zelenskyy, the Finnish president wrote on Twitter (X) that he had discussed "the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland, which I will attend". He also said he hoped that "as many colleagues as possible will be able to join".
President @ZelenskyyUA called. We discussed the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland, which I will attend. I hope as many colleagues as possible will be able to join. We also spoke about Finland’s and Europe’s support to Ukraine. Tomorrow I will continue these discussions in… pic.twitter.com/QQWzHBAwBg
— Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) May 7, 2024
President Zelenskyy tweeted about his conversation with the Belgian prime minister, thanking him for "confirming his participation in the Peace Summit".
Zelenskyy also spoke with both leaders about bilateral aid in the context of Russia's full-scale war.
I spoke with Belgian Prime Minister @AlexanderDeCroo and thanked him for confirming his participation in the Peace Summit. We appreciate Belgium's principled stance toward the Peace Formula.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 7, 2024
We also discussed our defense and political cooperation. We value Belgium’s decision to… pic.twitter.com/hQOwgcn0Lg
The Global Peace Summit will be held on 15-16 June in the Swiss city of Bürgenstock. Switzerland has invited over 160 countries and international organisations, but not Russia.
The presidents of Poland and Latvia have already confirmed that they will be attending.
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