The second day of Ukraine’s major peace conference in Switzerland is likely to end without a unanimous declaration. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) expressed this assessment on Sunday afternoon. But he also sees positive developments.
More than ninety states are represented in Switzerland to initiate a peace process in which Russia must also be integrated in the long term. Nehammer does not expect unanimity among the participants in the planned final statement. But that is “not dramatic” because there is a common “basic attitude”.
Is Russia an “aggressor”?
“Not everyone would probably sign the declaration,” the chancellor said on the sidelines of the summit. The main reason for this is the choice of words. Some countries would hesitate to call Russia an “aggressor.” The discussions at the conference were ‘positively motivated’ Nehammer felt a lot of mutual respect.
Nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, grain exports, prisoner exchanges
Key issues included protecting the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, refraining from the use of nuclear weapons, grain exports and prisoner exchanges. It was “clearly communicated” that without Russia there would be no peace. The wish is to organize a follow-up conference with concrete negotiations, Nehammer said. However, he cannot yet estimate the details.
Source: Krone
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