Former President Thabo Mbeki said that it was important for the negotiations to start with African leaders, hearing both sides from presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.
JOHANNESBURG - Former President Thabo Mbeki and his former deputy, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, said that negotiations towards peace in the Russia–Ukraine conflict must continue.They have weighed in on Africa’s delegation, who visited both Ukraine and Russia last week.
“I think that's an important position to take because we must try and understand what each side is saying, what is the nature of the problem, what is the nature of the solutions. I think it’s on that basis that it becomes possible for us as Africans to have our own proposals, having listened to both sides.”
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