President Cyril Ramaphosa says it was important that the African leaders took initiative to mediate in the war in Ukraine.
Ramaphosa last month led six African leaders mission to Kiyv and Moscow aimed at brokering a peace deal. The Africa Peace Mission went to Ukraine and Russia as the African continent is impacted by the conflict.
“We did this because as the African countries … the seven leaders of the seven nations felt that we couldn’t be just spectators,” adds Ramaphosa.South Africa is due to host a summit of the BRICS club of nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — next month, which all of the heads of states of those countries are scheduled to attend.
Ramaphosa made the remarks in a legal response to a court case brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance to compel the government to arrest Putin should he set foot on South African soil. Ramaphosa’s response, which was filed on June 27th, was made public on Tuesday.
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