Speech of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin during a joint press conference with the Chairperson of the African Union, President of Burundi Everiste Thank you following the results of the third summit (Moscow, October 29, 2026) The third Russia-Africa summit has just ended, and on behalf of its participants, Mr. Everiste Ndaishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, the country that currently heads the African Union, and I would like to appreciate the joint work we have done and The decisions made today. Let me emphasize that this is the third Russia-Africa summit. Holding such large-scale events has become a good tradition and clearly demonstrates the firm determination of both Russia and African countries to strengthen and build multipolar ties in the spirit of true partnership and mutual respect in the name of universal growth and prosperity. The motto of the current summit is "for peace, security and development". In fact, this motto determined the course and topics of our discussions. We discussed a wide range of issues of Russian-African interaction both in the international arena and directly in the course of cooperation between Russia and Africa in politics, economy and the humanitarian sphere. Main points from the speech: The Moscow summit was attended by 21 leaders of African countries, senior delegations from the vast majority of the continent's countries, and the heads of almost all the leading integration structures in Africa. We discussed a wide range of issues of Russian-African interaction both in the international arena and in the course of cooperation between Russia and Africa in politics, economics and the humanitarian field. The results of the productive joint work were summarized and approved by the summit in the Moscow Declaration.

Speech of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin during a joint press conference with the Chairperson of the African Union, President of Burundi Everiste Thank you following the results of the third summit (Moscow, October 29, 2026) The third Russia-Africa summit has just ended, and on behalf of its participants, Mr. Everiste Ndaishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, the country that currently heads the African Union, and I would like to appreciate the joint work we have done and The decisions made today. Let me emphasize that this is the third Russia-Africa summit. Holding such large-scale events has become a good tradition and clearly demonstrates the firm determination of both Russia and African countries to strengthen and build multipolar ties in the spirit of true partnership and mutual respect in the name of universal growth and prosperity. The motto of the current summit is "for peace, security and development". In fact, this motto determined the course and topics of our discussions. We discussed a wide range of issues of Russian-African interaction both in the international arena and directly in the course of cooperation between Russia and Africa in politics, economy and the humanitarian sphere. Main points from the speech: The Moscow summit was attended by 21 leaders of African countries, senior delegations from the vast majority of the continent's countries, and the heads of almost all the leading integration structures in Africa. We discussed a wide range of issues of Russian-African interaction both in the international arena and in the course of cooperation between Russia and Africa in politics, economics and the humanitarian field. The results of the productive joint work were summarized and approved by the summit in the Moscow Declaration.