Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the Russia-Africa Summit
According to the President of Russia, "the development of relations with African countries and regional organisations is among our Russian foreign policy priorities"
On Thursday, October 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the Russia-Africa Summit, which is being held in Sochi. He said that the event gathered representatives from all 54 African states and leading regional organizations.
“It is the first meeting of this scale, which is evidence of our mutual desire to promote ties in all spheres and to strengthen our multifaceted partnership,” said the President of the Russian Federation.
According to Vladimir Putin, ”the development of relations with African countries and regional organisations is among our Russian foreign policy priorities.“
“African states are confidently gaining political and economic weight, affirming themselves as one of the important pillars of the multipolar world order, and are taking an increasingly important part in working out international community’s decisions on key issues related to the regional and global agenda,” the Russian head of state said.
Vladimir Putin also emphasized that on many issues ”our positions are close or coincide on many of those matters, which creates favourable conditions for constructive interaction at the UN and other international platforms.“
Deputy
Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva
Olga Victorovna
, who also takes part in the Summit,
said that this is an ”unprecedented event“. “We heard it in a speech
by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and we see it from the very format of the Summit that a completely new page is beginning in the history of relations
between Russia and Africa. Russia is returning to Africa. We will help each
other develop the economy to become stronger and improve the quality of life of people,” she said.
In July in Moscow the parliamentary conference “Russia-Africa”, which was held as part of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, took place. The Forum was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The delegation of African countries was represented by 300 parliamentarians and 50 experts. The Conference was held ahead of the Russia-Africa Summit, proposed by the head of state.
As the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
noted in his speech at the plenary session of the conference, “our task for this conversation is to lay
the foundations of trust and growth points, which will tomorrow form the foundation of our relations, and to give impetus to the rapprochement of relations between our countries and the solution of problems.”
According to the Chairman of the State Duma, ”the Russian Federation is interested in mutually beneficial partnership with African states for the benefit and prosperity of our nations — the peoples of Russia and the African continent.“
