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Kester Kenn Klomegah, head of the GNA Moscow office
Moscow – Russia, May 30, GNA – Russia and
Africa will hold a summit in Sochi to discuss ways to deepen political and social cohesion.
economic ties, announced the Kremlin Presidential Administration.
This has been posted on its official website and
said the meeting would be co-chaired by President Vladimir Putin and
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who heads the African Union (AU).
The event marks a milestone in
Russian-African relations at the invitation of all the continental Heads of State
alongside the main badociations and subregional organizations.
The meeting scheduled for October 22-24,
pay particular attention to political, economic, technical and cultural aspects.
Cooperation.
He also plans to discuss a wide range of
issues on the international agenda – joint response to new challenges and
threats and strengthening regional stability.
Participants are expected at the end of
summit, to adopt a political declaration on the key areas of
Russian-African cooperation.
On 23 October, the leaders of Russia and
Egypt would open an economic forum with the participation of officials and representatives of
large companies. A set of commercial, economic and investment agreements is likely
To be struck.
Similarly, President Putin sent his greetings to
African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day.
His message read in part: "Please accept my
My sincere greetings on the occasion of Africa Day, a celebration that embodies unity and solidarity
peoples of your continent, their commitment to independence, peace and
prosperity."
He noted that African countries were
walking with confidence on the road of socio-economic and technological technologies
progress and play an increasingly important role in solving problems on the
international agenda.
Multilateral cooperation in various fields
was expanding and mutually beneficial processes were advancing within the AU
and other regional and subregional structures, he added.
The Russian president stressed his
country's overall support to the efforts of its African partners to resolve
local conflicts and crises, fight against terrorism and extremism, drug addiction
illicit trafficking, cross-border crime, challenges and threats to regional and global security.
Security.
"I'm happy to note the friendly,
constructive character of relations between our countries. I am convinced that the
The Russia-Africa summit and the economic forum to be held in Sochi in
October will contribute to the good development of these relations and will allow
to define new forms of fruitful cooperation. "
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