Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged the SA government to take a stand against the invasion by Russia
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has pledged the city's solidarity with the people of the Ukraine. Picture: ESA ALEXANDERKyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Hill-Lewis wrote to Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, to express the City of Cape Town’s solidarity with the struggle the Ukrainian people have been facing since the invasion by Russia. He called on the SA government and other leaders globally to call for peace and take a stand against the invasion of Ukraine.As leaders and human beings, we must always take a firm stand against imperialism and the violence that brings, and I will not hesitate to continue to spread the message of peace and solidarity as far and as wide as possible,” said Hill-Lewis.
“All parties have much to gain from a negotiated outcome and much to lose from unnecessary and violent conflict.
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