Summit on Peace in Ukraine

During President Zelenskyy's visit to Bern on 15 January 2024, Switzerland and Ukraine discussed the next steps towards a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. At Ukraine's request, Switzerland agreed to host a summit. Switzerland regularly hosts negotiations or acts as a mediator for talks and meetings.

By organising this summit, Switzerland is making another important contribution to support a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and greater security and stability in Europe and the world. Switzerland is actively involved in the search for solutions and – as with URC2022 – is helping to shape a sustainable future for Ukraine.

The summit aims to provide a platform for a high-level dialogue on ways to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine based on international law and the UN Charter. It aims to create a common understanding of the framework conducive to this goal and a concrete roadmap for the peace process.

By organising this summit, Switzerland is helping to support discussions aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. Following the URC 2022 in Lugano and the National Security Advisors Meeting in Davos at the beginning of the year, Switzerland is now organising another important summit.

A total of around 120 countries will be invited at the level of heads of state and government.

The definitive list of participants will not be finalised until very shortly before the summit. If you have any questions about the Ukrainian delegation, please contact their representatives.

If you have questions about any head of delegation, please contact its respective representative.

The summit programme is currently being drawn up. Talks are also being held between Switzerland and Ukraine. The summit is expected to last just over a day and will include both a plenary exchange in the presence of all heads of delegation and discussions on various topics in smaller formats.

Switzerland's involvement in the search for a peaceful solution for Ukraine complements the measures that the Confederation has implemented to date to support the people affected by the war in Ukraine and to shape Ukraine's future. For example, the political reconstruction process was launched on a broad basis with Ukraine in Lugano in July 2022. The Confederation is also committed to the prosecution of crimes under international law, such as war crimes or the crime of aggression, as well as the search for and identification of missing persons.