Johnathan Paoli
THE Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed that its Director-General, Zane Dangor, will be heading to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, this week as part of the government’s diplomatic efforts to contribute to the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Dirco released a statement on Monday and said Dangor would be joined by the legal advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa Nokukhanya Jele, in a discussion alongside other international partners with senior Ukrainian officials on Wednesday.
“The visit to Kyiv forms part of a series of high-level engagements by South Africa at the bilateral and multilateral levels and indicates South Africa’s commitment to finding a lasting solution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict,” DIRCO spokesperson Clayson Monyela said.
Following the African leaders’ visit to Kyiv in June last year, Ramaphosa presented a 10-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine; however, two years since Russia’s invasion of its neighbour,
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