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Kremlin Considers Initiative of African Leaders on Ukraine Important, to Continue Talks

© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leaders of a number of African states who arrived in St. Petersburg to negotiate possible ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine on June 17, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leaders of a number of African states who arrived in St. Petersburg to negotiate possible ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine on June 17, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 11.07.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia considers the initiative of African leaders on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine important, and continue discussions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"Everything that was said by the African leaders was met with great interest by [Russian] President Putin. And then a very, very constructive discussion took place in St. Petersburg. This discussion will continue," Peskov told reporters.
In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St. Petersburg with a delegation of African leaders, which included South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Senegalese President Macky Sall, Comoros President Otman Ghazali and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.
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The delegation arrived in St. Petersburg from Kiev, where they met with Volodymyr Zelensky the day before. During the meetings, the leaders presented an African peace initiative to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, which consists of ten points. They mainly include security guarantees, grain supplies across the Black Sea, the release of prisoners of war and the start of peace negotiations.
According to Naledi Pandor, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of South Africa, the peace mission of African countries to find ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis is not an isolated event, it's a process, and it will not end after one trip.
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