Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decided not to attend the peace summit on Ukraine scheduled for June 15-16 in Switzerland, APA reports citing RBC Ukraine.
The Swiss government specifically invited Lula during a personal meeting between Swiss Chancellor Ignazio Cassis and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on April 30.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also invited the Brazilian president to participate in the summit during a recent interview.
However, in the opinion of Lula and representatives of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is no point for the Brazilian leader to attend a summit that "does not engage both sides in resolving the conflict."
According to Brazilian diplomatic sources, Lula and Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira met this week and decided that the delegation representing the country at the summit would not be headed by the president.
It has not yet been determined who will take on this role.
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