Naledi Pandor says SA is intervening to ease tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war

The South African government has called on Russia to immediately withdraw forces from Ukraine.

The Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has urged all parties to “devote increased efforts to diplomacy” and to find a solution that would help quell tensions.

“All parties have much to gain from a negotiated outcome and much to lose from an unnecessary and violent conflict,”

“The Republic of South Africa is dismayed at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. We regret that the situation has deteriorated despite calls for diplomacy to prevail,”

“Armed conflict will no doubt result in human suffering and destruction, the effects of which will not only affect Ukraine but also reverberate across the world. No country is immune to the effects of this conflict.”

Pandor also said that the UN Security Council should also be part of the solution.

“The UNSC is the body given the mandate for maintenance of international peace and security and it must exercise its role fully. As South Africa, we believe all the issues of concern to any of the parties must be addressed in inclusive talks led by the United Nations General Assembly,” Pandor said.

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