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8:34 CAT | 17 Jun 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting with a delegation of African leaders and senior officials in St Petersburg, Russia on Saturday. [Photo: Evgeny Biyatov / Photo host Agency RIA Novosti via AP]
South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a peacekeeping delegation, told Putin the war with Ukraine was having a negative impact on the African continent
On Friday, the delegation held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine had to stop.
“This war has to have an end… It must be settled through negotiations and through diplomatic means,” said Ramaphosa.
He added that his delegation, consisting of seven African leaders, “came with a very clear message: that this war has to be ended.”
“This war is having a negative impact on the African continent and indeed on many other countries around the world,” Ramaphosa said ahead of formal talks with the Russian president.
“This war must be settled, through negotiation and through dialogue…”
HE President @CyrilRamaphosa#AfricanPeaceMission
Marble Hall, Konstantinovsky Palace
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
17 June 2023 pic.twitter.com/P3q8ywtAQC— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) June 17, 2023
On Friday, the delegation held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
“We have come to listen to you and through you to hear the voice of the Russian people,” said Comoros President Azali Assoumani, who currently heads the African Union.
“We wanted to encourage you to enter into negotiations with Ukraine,” he said.
African countries have been divided over their response to the conflict, with some siding with Ukraine, while others have remained neutral or gravitated towards Moscow.
“We recognise the sovereignty of countries in terms of the UN Charter…”
HE President @CyrilRamaphosa#AfricanPeaceMission
Marble Hall, Konstantinovsky Palace
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
17 June 2023 pic.twitter.com/NS7QhJtolf— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) June 17, 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa informs President Putin that ending the war is in everyone’s best interest.
“The prices of commodities have gone up particularly grain and fertilizer and the prices of fuel have also gone up in South Africa” @PresidencyZA pic.twitter.com/0Lyr8Rhc4n
— News Live SA (@newslivesa) June 17, 2023
Source: AFP
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