Russian Foreign Minister Held Series Of Meetings With Colleagues From Number Of African Countries

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the head of the Foreign Ministry of Silvi Baypo-Temon signed an agreement on mutual cancellation of visa requirements for owners of diplomatic and official passports. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The meeting took place “on the fields” of the first ministerial conference of the partnership forum Russia – Africa in Sochi.

“During a thorough conversation, a set of issues of further development of traditionally friendly Russian-central African relations was discussed with an accent for promoting promising projects in the fields of exploration and development of mineral raw materials, agriculture, health care, training. The deepening of political dialogue and close coordination in the UN and other collective formats in solving global and regional problems based on the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter. From the Russian side, the will to continue to facilitate the efforts of the leadership of the CPU to stabilize the situation in the country, ”the said in the country. message.

Lavrov and Temon signed an agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the TsA Government on mutual cancellation of visa requirements for owners of diplomatic and official passports, as well as a memorandum of consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francophony and in the Affairs of the Central Africans abroad Tsar.

Meeting with the Foreign Minister Rwanda

Lavrova also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirech.

“During the conversation, the heads of foreign policy departments thoroughly discussed a set of issues of further strengthening of friendly Russian-Russian relations with an emphasis on expanding interaction in trade, economic, investment, humanitarian and other areas. Moscow and Kigali were also confirmed to deepen political dialogue and Close coordination in the UN and other collective formats in solving global and regional problems, ”the statement said.

The ministers signed the Russian-Raundian intergovernmental agreement on visa-free trips of owners of diplomatic or official passports.

In addition, Russian-Kamaruni negotiations were held on the “fields” of the Russian Africa Conference in Sochi, as well as a series of meetings with other leaders of the African continent.