China has confirmed that it will not attend a Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland due to the absence of Russian representatives.
This was reported by Reuters.
It is noted that Beijing declined the invitation because the conditions for their attendance were not met. China's demands included that "the conference should be endorsed by both Russia and Ukraine, with the equal participation of all parties, and that all peace proposals should be discussed in a fair and equal manner."
The Global Ukraine Peace Summit will be held on June 15-16 in the Swiss city of Burgenstock. Switzerland has invited over 160 delegations from around the world to the summit. About 80 countries have confirmed their participation.
Earlier, Apostrophe reported that the US President Joe Biden is likely to skip the Peace Summit in Switzerland.