Ukraine Ukrainian anger was due to "misunderstanding" according to Schmyhal
According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal, the anger towards Switzerland over the Sino-Brazilian peace plan was due to a "misunderstanding". He said that he did not doubt Switzerland's support on the road to peace.
21.10.2024, 05:12
SDA
In an interview with the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" on Monday, Schmyhal said that a Swiss representative had attended an event organized by Brazil and China as an observer on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The representative did not agree to the negotiation plan. "We have clarified this issue. It was a misunderstanding," said the Ukrainian Prime Minister.
There was no doubt that Switzerland supported the path to peace on the basis of the UN Charter and international law. Everyone was convinced that a compromise had to be found with Brazil, China and India for the next peace summit.
Schmyhal wanted to point out that Ukraine was grateful to Switzerland "for organizing the Bürgenstock Conference and supporting President Zelensky's peace formula." He had discussed this with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd, and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis last Thursday. Schmyhal was in Lausanne as part of the conference on demining in Ukraine.
Kiev expresses displeasure
At the end of September, Ukraine expressed its displeasure at Swiss support for a peace plan presented by China and Brazil for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. "All initiatives that do not contain a clear reference to the UN Charter and do not guarantee the full restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity are unacceptable," the Foreign Ministry in Kiev wrote in a commentary.
Switzerland supports the initiative by China and Brazil because it calls for a ceasefire and a political solution to the conflict, a spokesperson for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) told the Keystone-SDA news agency.
