South Africa's Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, comments on the stance of his country on the Ukraine conflict at the G20 summit in India. South Africa has taken a neutral stance, refusing to support the war while maintaining friendly ties with Russia. Russia and China, the two countries who objected to the final statement at the G20 summit, are South Africa's main trading partners. The UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and call for its withdrawal. African countries, like South Africa, which took a neutral stance in the G20 summit, are in favor of a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine conflict.

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