Senegal President Says He Will Visit Moscow and Kyiv in Coming Weeks

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Macky Sall, President of Senegal, addresses the United Nations Security Council in 2017.
22 May 2022
Tunis Afrique Presse (Tunis)

Dakar/Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall said he would visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks in his capacity as chairman of the African Union, which he said wanted to see de-escalation in Ukraine and peace through dialogue between the two sides.

Speaking at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Sall said: "We do not want to be aligned on this conflict, very clearly, we want peace. Even though we condemn the invasion, we're working for a de-escalation, we're working for a ceasefire, for dialogue ... that is the African position."

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