South Africa's leader supports China, Brazil's joint “peace plan” to end war in Ukraine

He said this following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, CCTV reports.

“South Africa supports the six-point consensus proposed by China and Brazil to resolve the conflict in Ukraine,” Ramaphosa said.

He also emphasized that a high level of political trust has been established between China and South Africa. According to him, the two countries have a “deep traditional friendship” and their positions and goals on many issues coincide.

The South African leader is currently on an official visit to China. There, he plans to take part in the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which will take place from September 4 to 6.

• In June 2023, the South African president presented 10 main components of the African Union's position on Russia's war against Ukraine.
• At the end of May, China and Brazil outlined a common position on a political settlement of the “crisis in Ukraine” and supported the holding of a Peace Summit with equal participation of all parties.
• On August 28, Li Hui, the Chinese government's special representative for Eurasian affairs, called on more countries to endorse his “peace plan” for Ukraine.