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Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed his discussion with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n
This comes after Zelensky had revealed on Wednesday that he had a telephone discussion with Ramaphosa over the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Ramaphosa said he had a call with the Ukraine president.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a telephone conversation with President @ZelenskyyUa of Ukraine to discuss the conflict in Ukraine and its tragic human cost, as well its global ramifications. We agree on the need for a negotiated end to the conflict which has impacted Ukraine\u2019s place in global supply chains, including its position as a major exporter of food to our continent. President Zelenskyy anticipates closer relations with Africa in future,\u201d said Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n
Ramaphosa has been calling for talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict.<\/p>\n
He has said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres\u2019s office should also be involved in those discussions for a ceasefire and an end to the war.<\/p>\n
The opposition had been accusing Ramaphosa of not talking to Zelensky when he had spoken to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
This was after Ramaphosa had confirmed a few weeks ago that he had spoken to Putin on the conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
He later had another telephone discussion with US President Joe Biden and the president of China, Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n
Ramaphosa had said he had reaffirmed his commitment to the peaceful solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The government had also said it had good trade relations with the two countries.<\/p>\n
siyabonga.mkhwanazi@inl.co.za<\/p>\n
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