Peace summit stands behind Ukraine, calls for dialogue to end war
Al Jazeera
World leaders call for the release of prisoners of war and the return of thousands of Ukrainian children taken by Russia.
Dozens of countries at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine have declared that Kyiv’s “territorial integrity” should be respected, as they urged “dialogue between all parties” to find a lasting settlement in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
In a final communique issued at the end of a major two-day diplomatic summit in Switzerland on Sunday, the vast majority of countries represented also backed a call for the full exchange of captured soldiers and the return of deported Ukrainian children.
“We believe that reaching peace requires the involvement of and dialogue between all parties,” the document stated.
In his closing speech on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hopes the “results” will be achieved “as soon as possible”.
“We’ll prove to everyone in the world that the UN Charter can be restored to full effectiveness,” he said.
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