A high-level delegation of six African leaders is expected to visit Moscow and Kiev in June to discuss ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, SA Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) announced on Wednesday.
The African leaders’ peace mission was presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa the previous day to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during separate telephone calls, DIRCO said in a statement.
“The principal focus of the mission is to find a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in Ukraine with its cost to human lives and impact on the African continent.
“Government remains concerned about the contribution of the conflict to Africa’s increasing food insecurity, with the rising costs of grain and fertilizer,” the department said.
The peace mission’s delegation is made up of African Heads of State, from Zambia, Senegal, Congo, Uganda, Egypt and South Africa.
This initiative is also supported by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres.
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