Russia is a guarantor of stability and compliance with the principles of international law
for African countries, said First Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova
Zhurova
Svetlana Sergeevna
.
The parliamentarian spoke on behalf of the political faction “United Russia” at the Russia-Africa forum, which took place in Sochi on October 23–24. Svetlana
Zhurova noted the importance of developing Russian-African relations.
“Our
interest in Africa is a new priority. Recently, our relations have been
actively developing, we are conducting a major international dialogue with
Africa. African countries support Russia on international platforms in many
issues,” she stressed.
According
to Svetlana Zhurova, African countries cannot independently deal with several
problems, such as crime, terrorism, piracy, illness, and elimination of illiteracy. Russia plays a crucial role in their solution.
“For Russia, it is now important to develop our profitable trade and economic
relations, and this is an investment that will bring income, economic growth,”
the parliamentarian said.
Svetlana
Zhurova also noted the importance of joint agreements on cooperation both in the military-technical and in the trade sphere, mechanical engineering,
agriculture, and energy. According to her, Russia’s participation in such
projects adds value to them, since “Africa is used to the predatoriness of international players.”
Also,
Russia has always made a great contribution to the training of personnel. In particular, more than 17 thousand students from Africa study at our
universities.
“Helping
Africans solve existing security problems will help make the situation in the world more stable and predictable,” summed up Svetlana Zhurova.
