Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a fresh request to address African Union heads of state, according to AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki.<\/p>\n
Faki received the request during a call with Ukraine’s foreign minister, he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
The pair also talked about President Zelensky’s “wish to develop closer ties with the AU”.<\/p>\n
Faki didn’t disclose whether the request will be granted but said he had “insisted on the need for a peaceful solution to the conflict with Russia”.<\/p>\n
African countries dominated the list of nations that abstained from voting on a UN resolution to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Zelensky held a call with his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, the current AU chairman, and asked to address African leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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