(AGENPARL) - Roma, 20 Marzo 2023(AGENPARL) – MOSCOW lun 20 marzo 2023
Vladimir Putin spoke at the International Parliamentary
Conference Russia – Africa in a Multipolar World, held in Moscow under
the auspices of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Dear friends,
I would like to sincerely welcome all
the representatives of legislative bodies and leaders of political parties and public movements from African states in Moscow and at the international
parliamentary conference.
Your conference is undoubtedly
important in the context of the continued development of Russia’s multifaceted
cooperation with the countries of the African continent. We also consider this
event a key part of the preparations for the upcoming second Russia-Africa summit
scheduled to be held in St Petersburg in July.
The first Russian-African summit held
in October 2019 in Sochi was very productive and noticeably invigorated our
ties with African states, gave a boost to business interaction and cultural and humanitarian exchanges. The partnership between Russia and African countries
has gained additional momentum and is reaching a whole new level.
This conference brings together
representatives of most countries on the continent. Given that it is
legislators who are supposed to express the will of their voters in their countries
and work in the interests of their people, your arrival shows that the peoples
of Africa are interested in stepping up efforts to develop multifaceted and mutually
beneficial relations with Russia.
I want to emphasise that our country
has always and will always consider cooperation with African states a priority.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is one of the unchanging priorities
of Russia’s foreign policy.
Ever since the African peoples’ heroic
struggle for independence, it has been common knowledge that the Soviet Union
provided significant support to the peoples of Africa in their fight against colonialism,
racism and apartheid, how it helped many African countries to gain and protect their
sovereignty, and consistently supported them in building their statehood, strengthening
defence capabilities, laying the foundations of their national economies and workforce
training. The symbol of this cooperation was the construction by Soviet experts
of the Aswan Dam, the largest in Africa. And today, the Russian Federation continues
its policy of providing the continent with support and assistance.
To be continued.
Fonte/Source: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70745
