Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a fresh request to address African Union heads of state, according to AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki.
Faki received the request during a call with Ukraine’s foreign minister, he said on Twitter.
The pair also talked about President Zelensky’s “wish to develop closer ties with the AU”.
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”.
African countries dominated the list of nations that abstained from voting on a UN resolution to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
Earlier this month, Zelensky held a call with his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, the current AU chairman, and asked to address African leaders.