Harris will meet president Volodymyr Zelenskiy as talks take place amid high security at mountaintop resort outside Lucerne
Taoiseach Simon Harris will meet president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other world leaders at a two-day conference in Switzerland on Saturday, hoping to devise the first steps on a path to peace in Ukraine.
In advance of the visit, Mr Harris condemned how Russia’s “illegal ... brutal and unrelenting attack” had caused “innumerable crimes against humanity – including the killing and abduction of children”. In addition, he will participate in a breakout session on the human cost of conflict, in particular how to secure the return of all unlawfully displaced Ukrainian children.
“This can and will serve as the foundation for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” adds the document, subject to change before talks end on Sunday. Russia’s refusal to attend prompted the absence of China, which questioned the value of a peace conference without all parties to war.
In good news for Ukraine, another attendee is Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. That will boost expectations that this weekend gathering, organised by Switzerland at Ukraine’s request, will lay the foundations for a future conference hosted by Saudi Arabia with Russia attending.
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