India To Participate In Global Peace Summit In Switzerland, Says Foreign Secretary Kwatra

The Global Peace Summit will be held on June 15-16 at Bürgenstock Hotel in Switzerland. Sources told ABP Live that Secretary (West) Pavan Kapoor is likely to represent India at the summit.

The Global Peace Summit will be held in Switzerland on June 15-16.

Source : Nayanima Basu

India is set to participate in the Global Peace Summit on Ukraine, which is scheduled to take place on June 15-16 in Switzerland, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Wednesday.

Sources told ABP Live that Secretary (West) Pavan Kapoor is likely to represent India at the peace summit.

 

The Global Peace Summit will be held on June 15-16 at Bürgenstock Hotel above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Kwatra said India will be participating in the summit at “an appropriate level”.

Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said “India would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful solution”.

"I spoke with Prime Minister of India @NarendraModi to congratulate him on his election victory. I wished him a speedy formation of the government and continued productive work for the benefit of the Indian people. We discussed the upcoming Global Peace Summit. We rely on India's participation at the highest level. I also invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Ukraine at a convenient time," Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X while congratulating PM Modi on recent election win.

In October 2022, India and Ukraine have decided to work together in implementing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace formula proposed by him during the G7 Summit. The objective of this peace formula is to bring lasting peace to Ukraine and put an end to all wars. 

In August last year, Saudi Arabia hosted a summit on the peace plan where around 40 countries participated discussing their contribution in achieving the goals set in it. In May the same year, 46 member states of the Council of Europe expressed their support for the plan during the summit. In June, it was also supported by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, according to Kyiv.

Kyiv now seeks India’s support for the plan even as a summit on this will once again be organised later this year and this time the host will be Switzerland. The summit ‘Global Peace Summit’ was announced by Swiss President Viola Amherd. The dates for the summit are yet to be finalised. 

All About Global Peace Summit 

The primary aim of the Global Peace Summit is to lay down the groundwork for a comprehensive and robust peace in Ukraine and pave the way for lasting stability in the region.

In May 2024, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the leaders of more than 160 countries to participate in the Summit.

This year, around 107 countries and international organizations have pledged to attend the event in Switzerland, as per Vlodymyr Zelensky’s spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov.