UN confirms participation in peace summit: Who will represent organization

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The UN Secretariat has confirmed the presence of the organization's representatives at the peace summit in Switzerland in June, according to Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq.

“The comment on this is as follows - the UN will participate in the summit and closer to the date of the event, the organization will inform who exactly will represent it,” Haq said, commenting on the issue of attempts by Russia and its supporters to disrupt the peace summit.

Peace Summit in Switzerland

The first Peace Summit, initiated by Ukraine and Switzerland, will be held on June 15-16 in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock. It is currently known that 107 countries and international organizations have confirmed their participation in the event.

Earlier it became known that several countries refused to be represented at the peace summit. Read more about this in RBC-Ukraine's article.