Russian President Vladimir Putin has committed to continue making 'a real contribution' to fighting terrorism, extremism, pandemics and hunger in Africa, and ensuring that the continent does not face new 'hotbeds of tension'. | JasonFelix
This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech during the plenary session of the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg.Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will make a real contribution to development in Africa.Putin delivered a speech at a gala dinner for African presidents at the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg.
"Such a representative range of participants gathered in our northern capital, as we call St Petersburg, convincingly illustrates the mutual desire of Russia and African countries to expand and deepen mutually beneficial ties and contacts," Putin said. "At one time, the Soviet Union rendered African nations tangible support in the struggle against colonialism, racism and apartheid, in the development of statehood and in the consolidation and protection of independence."
"The knowledge and professions they acquired - engineers, economists, doctors, lawyers, to name a few - have brought and are still bringing practical benefits to African states. Russia will continue to expand on these kinds of traditions.
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