Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged a gathering of over 60 national security advisers on Saturday to make a global model out of his 10-point formula for peace with Russia.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors in neutral Malta, will help gauge Ukraine and the West's ability to drum up continued and broader support as the conflict in Israel dominates headlines, moving the focus from Kyiv., Zelenskiy said he longed for a day when human history "is the history of peace only." International law and the United Nations Charter spelled out this aspiration, he said.
Malta's Foreign Minister Ian Borg said his country would continue to show its support to efforts for the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity. No official list of delegates to the talks was issued, but officials said they included representatives of European, South American, Arab, African and Asian countries. Zelenskiy said in his nightly address to the Ukrainian people that 66 states were represented.
"Holding the meeting now and with an increasing global representation proves that restoration of just peace is important beyond Ukraine," the official said, noting the importance of the timing, with Middle East violence escalating.
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