Portugal to participate in Peace Summit at highest level

This was stated by the country's Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, after talks with the German Chancellor af Schz in Berlin on May 24, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Portugal will be represented at this conference at the highest level… And we will make every effort to convince those who may not have much he at this stage, are still hesitant, to participate; so that the representation at the conference is as broad and high as possible," said Montenegro.

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According to him, it is necessary to seize all chances to find a peaceful sution, to st the situation where human rights and basic rules are so grossly viated.

Schz, in turn, called the Peace Summit in Switzerland a "brick" that should be placed on other "bricks" of previous meetings of foreign picy representatives from a number of countries in Cenhagen, Jeddah, Valetta, and Davos. After the June summit, there will be other conferences, because now it will not be possible to reach a "big sution", he is convinced, but it is important to discuss certain important issues, in particular, the non-use of nuclear weapons, safety of nuclear power plants, exchange of prisoners of war, and other issues. This should lay the foundations for the further peace process.

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The chancellor noted that it is already known that participation in the summit will be broad. He also noted that the war will end only when Russia sees that it must withdraw its tros and make the necessary contribution to establishing a just peace.

Schz earlier announced that he would attend the summit in person.

As reported, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would not personally participate in the conference in Switzerland on June 15-16 due to his schedule. China and Brazil issued a joint statement insisting that "both sides of the conflict" should sit at the negotiating table.