Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit the Republic of South Africa on April 24 for a working trip.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine, South African publication Eyewitness News, Office of the President of South Africa, Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko.

The South African Presidential Office has confirmed that Zelensky will be in South Africa on April 24.

As reported by Eyewitness News, the agenda for Zelensky's visit to Pretoria has not yet been disclosed, but he is expected to discuss the war in Ukraine with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

"Ramaphosa leads the African Peace Initiative, a mission of several African heads of state aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution between the two countries," the publication states.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has already arrived in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, April 23-24.

She stated that the purpose of her trip is to establish business partnerships and discuss trade relations.

According to "Interfax-Ukraine," the presidential Airbus A319 Corporate Jet departed from Polish Rzeszów on Wednesday morning with a delay, landed at 16:18 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) likely for refueling, and continued its flight towards South Africa at 18:21.