Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed the situation in Ukraine and signed a declaration in which they noted their concern about Russian aggression.

“Together with Italian FM Antonio Tajani, we signed a joint declaration in Locarno expressing our deep concern over Russia's aggression in Ukraine. We are calling for the assurance of nuclear safety, the release of prisoners of war, & the establishment of a lasting peace, in alignment with the declaration from the UA Peace Summit on June 16,” Cassis said on X.

“We support holding a second peace summit that includes all parties, including Russia,” the Swiss Foreign Minister stressed.