Representative of the President of South Africa Did Not Talk About Actions in the Event of Putin’s Arrival

According to Victor Magvenia, the republic “took into account” reports of the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for the Russian leader

PRETORIA, 20 March. /TASS/. South African Presidential Spokesman Victor Magvenia said on Sunday that the administration of the head of state did not intend to “guess” about the possible scenario of their actions in the event of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the country. This was reported by the News 24 portal .

“We have taken note of reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for President Putin,” Magvenyu said. the remaining time before the [BRICS] summit, we will continue to be in contact with various stakeholders regarding the summit and related issues.”

Magvenya added that, according to his information, invitations to the BRICS summit have not yet been sent to heads of state, and talk of Putin’s visit to South Africa “represents assumptions about a scenario that may not be.”

He said that the government is taking a neutral stance regarding military operations in Ukraine.

On March 17, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, against the backdrop of media reports about the intention of the ICC to initiate cases of “war crimes” against Russia in Ukraine, recalled that the accusations of the court against Moscow would not matter. 

Source : Tass