Switzerland supports China and Brazil's 'peace initiative' on war in Ukraine

According to the newspaper, on Friday, Nicolas Bideau, a representative of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) told Keystone-SDA that the country supports the initiative because it calls for a ceasefire and a political solution to the conflict.

“This initiative is important because it offers an alternative to the bellicose speeches that have been made at the UN this week from both the Ukrainian and Russian sides,” Bideau said.

When the initiative was published, Switzerland emphasized the importance of a reference to the UN Charter, which was missing. According to the EDA representative, the importance of the UN Charter in the context of the initiative was reminded by the Chinese Foreign Minister at the UN Security Council this week. It is noted that for the Swiss Foreign Ministry, this peace initiative is within the framework of the UN Charter.

According to Le Temps, the United States and Europeans do not support the “peace initiative” of China and Brazil, as the absence of a mention of the UN Charter is seen as an endorsement of Moscow's strategy.

In addition to the above, Nicolas Bideau said that at the conference in Burgenstock, Switzerland showed that it is able to lead to a dialogue between the North and the South. He noted that Switzerland supports the principle of a path to peace based on concrete proposals.

In this context, the EDA representative added that Canada, whose prime minister attended the summit in Switzerland in June, will hold another conference in Ottawa in October. The meeting will focus on humanitarian issues such as prisoners, child abductions, civilian abductions, and compliance with the Geneva Conventions.