Putin seeks to expand ties with African countries at Russia-Africa summit
- On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed African leaders at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, declaring Russia is their best partner and accusing the West of exploiting the continent's resources.
- The two-day event brings together government delegations from 48 countries, with Putin planning one-on-one talks with many of the 22 attending African leaders regarding trade, security, and arms contracts.
- Russia has supplied 13 million metric tons of agricultural products to Africa this year, and a record 40,000 Africans are currently studying at Russian universities, Putin noted.
- Putin claimed "active attempts by Western countries" force Africans into debt bondage, while stating Russia champions greater African influence in the IMF and World Bank.
- Addressing business practices, Putin stated, "Our business does not engage in the predatory, neo-colonial exploitation of natural and human resources," rejecting Western accusations about his forces in Mali.
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DECRYPTAGE - The head of the Kremlin, who hosted the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on 28 and 29 October, called for greater cooperation from emerging countries to help the African continent gain economic sovereignty over the West.
The Russian president recalled all the sectors in which Moscow and African states cooperate, from health to technology. At Sisi: "Partnership with the Federation useful to develop the economies of the continent" . The article Summit Russia-Africa in Moscow, Putin: "We are natural allies for a multipolar world" comes from The Truth.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = Russian President Vladimir Putin invited a delegation from 48 countries, including 22 African leaders, to his country...
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At a meeting in the Kremlin on the second day of the third Russian-African summit, "We are natural allies in building a truly multipolar and democratic world order, devoid of dialects and double standards, and based on respect for the norms of international law and the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter," according to Associated Press. Putin referred to Moscow's support for the struggle of African countries against colonialism …
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