Stéphane Bussard
Burgenstock
Published on June 15, 2024 at 9:11 p.m. / Modified on June 15, 2024 at 9:37 p.m.
This was the great apprehension of Switzerland, the host of the Summit for Peace in Ukraine at Bürgenstock: that this major diplomatic meeting bringing together 57 heads of state, 92 States and 8 international organizations would only be an interlude. self of Westerners. The first day of the conference proved that this was not the case.
Many countries from the South expressed their views and the importance of the Bürgenstock meeting. President of Kenya, William Ruto immediately deplored “the horrible spectacle and carnage” represented by the war in Ukraine launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia. But he also recalled the numerous conflicts ravaging the planet in Sudan, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere to question global governance. The war in Ukraine, he continued, has a direct impact on his country with a scarcity of fertilizers and an explosion in prices. In his eyes, one fact is undeniable: “If we are committed to peace, it is inevitable that the parties to the conflict will make concessions.”
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