Ukraine says it hosts first follow-up to Swiss peace summit

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the plenary session of the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. URS FLUEELER/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said representatives of more than 40 countries and international organisations took part in a meeting on Thursday to follow up on a peace summit hosted by Switzerland in June.

Thursday's meeting, which took place online, was the first in a series of working group sessions stemming from the Switzerland summit.

(This story has been corrected to say that 40 countries and organizations took part, not just 40 countries, in paragraph 1)

(Writing by Christian Lowe; editing by Mark Heinrich)