US President Joe Biden suggests to Cyril Ramaphosa that South Africa use its ‘strong moral voice’ to help end Russia’s war on Ukraine. On climate change, Ramaphosa told the US President that South Africa was going to need an additional $38-billion over ...
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“President Biden did say that South Africa has a very important moral voice in the world and we should not take that lightly. We should find ways in which any form of assistance can be given in helping to bring this conflict to an end. And we agreed with that,” he said.Ramaphosa said South Africa strongly believed that United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was the best-placed person to initiate peace negotiations in Ukraine.
When Ramaphosa was asked if Biden had confirmed that he would veto the bill, the South African President said he could not speak for Biden. He had, however, expressed South Africa’s “discomfort and … opposition” to the bill. Ramaphosa added that if the bill became law, it would undo Biden’s efforts to engage and cooperate with African leaders at his summit with them in Washington in November. “So it is counterproductive.”
“We need to ensure those insurgents are completely driven out of Mozambique,” Ramaphosa said, adding that Biden had received this request well and there would be further discussions.On Covid-19, Ramaphosa said he had thanked Biden for the support South Africa had already received, including vaccines, but requested further support in vaccine manufacturing.
On increased food prices and insecurity aggravated by the war in Ukraine, Ramaphosa said he had discussed South Africa’s view that Africa needed to make its own fertiliser to ensure greater food security.
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