South Africa could host a peace summit which would see Russian president Vladamir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the country, minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has said.
to China or neighbouring Mozambique, which is among the African countries, including Egypt and Algeria, that have shown an interest in joining Brics.
South Africa’s relationship with the West has been strained due to its stated neutral position on the Russia/Ukraine war. Ramaphosa previously said South Africa was beingfor pursuing an “independent foreign policy” and for adopting a position of non-alignment. “What we expect from South Africans is to support the initiative by their government to resolve a conflict that has serious implications for us,” Ntshavheni said, adding that there was a misunderstanding of South Africa’s nonaligned stance.
“The interministerial committee is still working and we are considering a number of permutations and proposals and they seek guidance from the cabinet. The cabinet will give them the guidance and we will go back and work further and when that decision is taken, it will be communicated.”
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