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Congolese Leader Says Will Discuss Ways to Resolve Ukraine Conflict With Putin on Thursday

© AP Photo / Lewis JolyPresident of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, June 23, 2023 in Paris. The aim of the two-day climate and finance summit was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries whose predicaments have been worsened by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine better tackle poverty and climate change.
President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, June 23, 2023 in Paris. The aim of the two-day climate and finance summit was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries whose predicaments have been worsened by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine better tackle poverty and climate change. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.06.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso said in an interview with Sputnik that he will discuss ways to resolve the Ukraine conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

"Tomorrow, I will have an exchange of opinions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on this matter [ways to resolve Ukraine conflict], we will be seeking peaceful solutions," the Congolese president said.

He added that he does not plan to visit Ukraine after his trip to Russia, as he did in 2023, when participants of the African peace initiative, which included the Republic of the Congo, visited first Moscow and then Kiev.

"I do not have the authority to engage our group [participants of the African peace initiative] since it is a group effort … It should be agreed upon," the Congolese leader said.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a joint news with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema, Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuly, Senegal's President Macky Sall, President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 16, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 22.02.2024
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