{"id":8711,"date":"2023-07-19T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T08:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=8711"},"modified":"2023-07-19T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T08:38:36","slug":"south-africas-ruling-party-anc-meets-brics-political-parties-ahead-of-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/8711\/south-africas-ruling-party-anc-meets-brics-political-parties-ahead-of-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s ruling\u00a0party, ANC meets BRICS political parties ahead of summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=South+Africa\">South Africa<\/a>&#8216;s ruling\u00a0African National Congress, (ANC), is hosting meetings with members of political parties from\u00a0Brazil,\u00a0Russia,\u00a0India,\u00a0China\u00a0and others ahead of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/8670\/ethiopia-aspires-to-join-the-brics-group-of-countries-what-are-the-benefits-and-downsides\/\">BRICS<\/a> Summit\u00a0on August\u00a022nd\u00a0in\u00a0Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0remains one of the main topics in everyone&#8217;s minds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are for the silencing of the guns in Ukraine, the achievement of genuine peace and the peaceful coexistence between Russia, Ukraine and the neighbourhood&#8221;. (&#8230;)\u00a0&#8220;We are fully behind the African peace initiative led by\u00a0President Cyril Ramaphosa\u00a0and the seven other African heads of states and government, to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, by initiating dialogue between\u00a0President Vladimir Putin\u00a0and\u00a0President Zelenskyy&#8221;, said\u00a0Paul Mashatile, South African Deputy President &amp; Deputy President of\u00a0ANC.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates of\u00a0Russia&#8217;s\u00a0Communist Party accuse the west of wanting to prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not want the war, however those who actually stands behind\u00a0Zelenskyy\u00a0regime, the\u00a0USA\u00a0and western countries, do not want peace. 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