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Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at the initiative of the South African side.

July 15, 2023
14:40

Cyril Ramaphosa thanked his counterpart for the warm welcome and constructive conversation about possible ways to resolve the situation around Ukraine during the visit of leaders and representatives of a number of African states to St Petersburg in June. Consideration of the African Peace Initiative will continue in conjunction with the Russia-Africa summit at the end of July.

Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa also agreed to hold a separate meeting at the summit to have a detailed discussion on the bilateral and international agenda. The President of South Africa informed Vladimir Putin about the preparations for the upcoming BRICS summit scheduled for August 22-24 in Johannesburg.

When discussing the Istanbul package agreements, Vladimir Putin stressed that the obligations envisaged in the relevant Russia-UN memorandum to remove obstacles to the export of Russian food and fertilisers remained unfulfilled. Moreover, the deal's main goal - to supply grain to countries in need, including those on the African continent - has not been implemented.

The leaders reaffirmed their mutual intention to strengthen cooperation in various fields.