UKRAINE CONFLICT
A “High-Level Summit on Peace for Ukraine” took place at the Bürgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland from June 15 to 16. The South African delegation was led by Professor Sydney Mufamadi, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser.
Although South Africa did not sign the adopted Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework, the attendance by our most senior officials is a reflection of political developments within the country. South Africa has consistently maintained neutrality in the war between Russia and Ukraine, arguing for a negotiated settlement.
Even the minimum programme of the Government of National
