Russia announces the date of the first Russia-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Forum in Sochi

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev announced the date of the first Russian-African Forum at the level of heads of foreign ministers in Sochi on November 11-12.

“A separate briefing from the ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Oleg Ozerov, is being given to our African colleagues on the morning of April 24, which will highlight issues related to the implementation of the decisions of the Russia-Africa Summit and the preparation for the ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, scheduled for November 11-12 in Sochi,” Patrushev said at the opening of the international security meeting.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the interdepartmental forum at the end of February this year, after talks with his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop, and the minister of the West African state was also invited.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said at the Third International Youth Forum that Russia is building a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership with Africa, an already rising continent.

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