Ukraine Peace Conference Concludes... Joint Statement Expected to Be Adopted

Absence from Meetings by Russia and Some Other Countries

The Ukraine Peace Conference, attended by over 100 countries to discuss a ceasefire plan, will conclude on the 16th (local time). It is expected that a communique covering food security and the safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plants will be adopted through this conference.

Viola Amherd, President of Switzerland (left), and Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, attending the Ukraine peace conference held in Switzerland, are seen conversing on the 16th (local time).
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The conference was held the previous day in Burgenstock, Nidwalden, Switzerland. Representatives from over 100 countries, including heads of state from 57 countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan, participated in committee meetings and discussed ceasefire measures.

The communique is expected to include the results of key agenda discussions from this conference. Major topics include global food security, the safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plants, humanitarian measures for prisoners of war and civilian detainees, among others.

There will likely be demands to guarantee Ukraine's access to ports on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, ensuring that local agricultural products can be safely and freely supplied to third countries.

The communique is also expected to call for returning control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently occupied by Russia, back to Ukraine, and for the complete exchange and release of prisoners of war. It will include the safe return of civilians, including forcibly displaced Ukrainian children.

According to Reuters, the communique will describe the conflict, which Russia calls a "special military operation," as a "war" initiated by Russia.

Russia did not participate in this conference. Not only its ally China but also Saudi Arabia and Brazil did not send heads of state.

The United States was represented by Vice President Kamala Harris instead of President Joe Biden. From South Korea, Bang Gi-seon, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, attended the conference.

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