A meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa took place in Pretoria.
The Ukrainian leader briefed the President of South Africa, who currently chairs the G20, about today’s missile and drone strikes against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people carried out by Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the urgent need to intensify global diplomatic efforts and pressure to ensure the immediate and unconditional cessation of these attacks.
The leaders also discussed humanitarian matters, in particular the assistance of the Republic of South Africa in the return of prisoners and Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
Among other topics of the meeting were the deepening of trade and economic cooperation, collaboration in the fields of agriculture, food security, education and science, as well as joint projects in the energy, security, digitalization, and communications sectors.
