India On Ukraine Peace Summit In Switzerland That Russia Will Skip

The Swiss government has announced that it will host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in June but said Russia would not attend. India has welcomed the initiative and said, "We are open to all such initiatives for peace. You know our position in the Russia-Ukraine war."

The conference will take place at the luxury Burgenstock resort near the central city of Luzern on June 15-16 and will be hosted by Swiss President Viola Amherd. "This is a first step in a process towards a lasting peace," she said.

India has said that it is open to ideas which can achieve peace.

"We have consistently maintained that there should be dialogue and diplomacy. So, we have also participated in the Copenhagen formula. We are open to ideas which can achieve peace," the Ministry of External Affairs said.