Saudi Arabia to Host International Conference on 'Ukraine Peace' Next Month

Interest in China's Attendance

An international conference related to ending the Ukraine war is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia as early as the beginning of next month.

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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 29th (local time), citing diplomatic sources, that an international conference on Ukraine involving up to 30 government officials is scheduled to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The conference, which may be held as early as the 5th of next month, is said to have invited government officials from 30 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, and Chile. Officials from the United States, the European Union (EU), and the Ukrainian government are also expected to attend, but Russia is reportedly not participating. Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proposed unilateral ceasefire conditions and has not attended related international meetings.

The United States and the EU hope that this conference in Saudi Arabia will help foster positive public opinion within the "Global South," a group of developing countries, regarding the peace plan proposed by Ukraine.

Earlier, an international conference on the Ukraine war was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June. Hosted by Ukraine, this conference included countries that maintained neutrality toward Russia's invasion and discussed ways to achieve peace.

Diplomatic sources say that Saudi Arabia was chosen as the venue for the follow-up conference to encourage China's participation. China has positioned itself as a mediator in the Ukraine war but did not attend the first conference held in Denmark.

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