While on a visit to a defence company near Bordeaux, French President Emmanuel Macron said France will be participating in a summit dedicated to peace in Ukraine, which will be held in June in Switzerland.  

"We will be at the meeting proposed by Switzerland and will join all the countries that want to achieve a lasting peace, a peace that respects international law and rules," Ukrinform quotes Macron.

He noted that he appreciated Switzerland’s commitment to holding this forum.

"I had an opportunity to discuss this last December during my visit to the Confederation, and I believe that this is a great initiative that will unite all countries to work on peace conditions," Macron stated.

He added that France is working closely on this issue.

Earlier, it was revealed that Slovakia would participate in the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland.

On 10 April, the Swiss government announced that it would host a two-day high-level conference on settling the war in Ukraine on 15 and 16 June.

Russia said it would not be participating in the talks.