Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced the start of a second tour of Africa, plans to visit states in all parts of the continent – “from the north to the south.”
“Morocco. At the beginning of my second tour of Africa, Moroccan partners invited me to visit the beautiful Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, the largest active mosque in Africa. It is a true work of art, on which more than 10,000 Moroccan artists and craftsmen have been working for seven years. And the main thing is that the doors of this mosque are made of Ukrainian titanium. As strong as the Ukrainian soldiers now defending our Ukraine from the enemy,” Kuleba wrote on Instagram.
He noted that this is the first visit of the Ukrainian foreign minister to Morocco since the establishment of bilateral relations.
Kuleba recalled that during his first tour in the fall of 2022, he visited Sub-Saharan Africa, and now he intends to visit “states in all parts of the continent, from the north to the south.”
“The logistics here are brutal, but work is work. Important talks with African leaders and business are ahead,” the minister wrote.
Three key challenges lie ahead, he said.
“First: involve as many African countries as possible in the implementation of Zelensky’s ‘peace formula. Second: to gain support for uninterrupted exports of Ukrainian grain within the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the President’s program “Grain from Ukraine”. Third: to create new opportunities for Ukrainian business,” the head of the Foreign Ministry said.
He stressed that Africa is interested in Ukrainian goods and services, in particular, food, medicines, high-tech equipment, education, experience of digital transformation and strengthening information sustainability, diplomatic experience, cooperation in international organizations.
“That’s what I’ll be working on during the week. Stay tuned,” Kuleba added.
