“By mid-April we will decide what we will do. Will we hold this conference, yes or no?.. We are now in this intermediate phase,” TASS quotes him as saying.
The diplomat stressed that it is important for Bern that everyone recognizes the legitimacy of Switzerland in this move to host the conference.
Also, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis announced plans to include Russia in the negotiation process on Ukraine.
Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to Bern Wang Shiting said that Beijing was closely monitoring the preparations for the conference on Ukraine.