U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio positively assessed the results of the negotiations in Switzerland regarding the American peace plan. According to him, the parties made significant progress and narrowed the scope of open questions. The official made this statement after the meetings concluded.
Assessment of Results
Rubio, who also serves as the acting national security advisor to the U.S. president, called this day the best in the entire process of working towards a peace settlement.
"We came here today with one goal, namely – to take, as you know, 28 or 26 points, depending on which version of the document is adopted, as it continues to change, and try to narrow the scope of open questions. And today we achieved this to a very significant extent."
– stated the Secretary of State.
Without Specifics
The official declined to provide details of the agreements reached, explaining this as a continuation of the negotiation process. He does not want to do anything that could set the parties back in reaching an agreement.
Context
The negotiations in Switzerland are ongoing between delegations from Ukraine and the U.S. with the participation of European partners. The American peace plan contains between 26 to 28 points, and the document continues to be adjusted based on the proposals of the participants. The parties have been working on it for the past 10 months.
