Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who started his second tour of Africa, said that African leaders want to come to Ukraine on a peace mission. He said this on the air of the telethon.
" They do not have an African Union mandate as of today, meaning they will not speak for the whole of Africa, speak exclusively for their group. This is an important detail that needs to be taken into account,"
According to him, Ukraine is open for dialogue with everyone who is ready to talk and look for solutions for Russia's war against Ukraine..
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy also said on Instagram that visits to African countries are important, including for the implementation of Volodymyr Zelensky's "
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" In fact, Africa is heterogeneous, it lives a modern life. We diplomats come to African countries to open doors. Other state bodies, citizens and businesses will follow us for new opportunities,"
He noted that in October 2022 there was the first ever tour of African countries..
" It was the beginning of a renaissance in relations between Ukraine and Africa. A complex process that we are constantly moving forward. In autumn, the geography of the visit included the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, and now - the states of all parts of the continent - from north to south,"
Earlier it was reported that the Vatican plans to launch a peacekeeping mission for Ukraine. Pope Francis commissioned Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna to lead this mission.