President El-Sisi Attends Meeting on African Initiative to Settle the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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Thursday, 27 July 2023 / 04:15 PM

Foreign Visits

Today in St. Petersburg, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi participated in a meeting of African leaders on the African mediation initiative to settle the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Also in attendance were President of the Union of the Comoros and current Chairman of the African Union, Azali Assoumani; President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa; President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou N'Guesso; President of the Republic of Senegal, President Macky Sall; and President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni.

Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmad Fahmy, said the African leaders followed-up on progress in the executive status of the initiative, particularly after the visit by an African delegation to both Russia and Ukraine last June, in a bid to contribute, in earnest, to current endeavors to solve the crisis between the two countries. They reiterated the continent’s ongoing support to all efforts aimed at settling the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, given the crisis’ grave economic repercussions on the economies of African states and on maintaining international peace and security.