Libya has declined to sign the final statement of the first international summit on peace in Ukraine, which held its closing session on Sunday in Switzerland.
The summit, which saw the absence of U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and any representative from Russia, was attended by delegates from 100 countries and international organizations.
While 80 of the 92 attending countries signed the statement, Libya, Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Vatican, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates chose not to do so.
The summit's final statement called for the participation of all parties involved in the conflict to cease hostilities, reaffirming the principles of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all nations, including Ukraine. Additionally, it urged the exchange of prisoners of war between the warring factions and the repatriation of Ukrainian children taken from Ukraine by Moscow.
Participants like U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz departed from the event prematurely.
In response, the Kremlin expressed that pursuing resolutions to the Ukrainian conflict without Russia's involvement is irrational and entirely unproductive.
