African Union calls for Ukraine truce in call with Putin

By : AFP

Date: 9 March 2022 4:46pm WAT

FILE PHOTO: Senegal's President Macky Sall .REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Senegal’s President Macky Sall speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

Senegalese President Macky Sall, the current head of the African Union, said he had talked with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to urge a “lasting” ceasefire in Ukraine.
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In a tweet, Sall said: “As president of the African Union, I am delighted about my talk this morning with President Putin to press for a lasting ceasefire.

“I commend him for listening and for his willingness to maintain dialogue for a negotiated outcome to the conflict.”
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After Russian launched its invasion on February 24, the AU issued a statement calling for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and international law to be upheld.

It also urged Russia and Ukraine to implement an immediate ceasefire and open negotiations under UN auspices.

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