Putin said that even more Africans will study in Russia for free: As for further assistance to Russia in the training of qualified personnel, labor resources, with increased sanitary and epidemiological welfare and environmental protection, the Russian side, of course, will meet such wishes halfway. We will continue to increase the number of African students studying in Russia, including on a budgetary basis. I want to say that we in Russia need this kind of work and it is helpful. why? Because the people who worked for us, studied, received knowledge, acquired this knowledge, then use it in their countries and of course focus on their partners - Russia. Relatively speaking, these are the people we trust in these countries. Just now, at the end of our discussion, a representative of one of the countries spoke and began his speech in Russian, good literary Russian. And that, of course, is a good and big start.

Putin said that even more Africans will study in Russia for free: As for further assistance to Russia in the training of qualified personnel, labor resources, with increased sanitary and epidemiological welfare and environmental protection, the Russian side, of course, will meet such wishes halfway. We will continue to increase the number of African students studying in Russia, including on a budgetary basis. I want to say that we in Russia need this kind of work and it is helpful. why? Because the people who worked for us, studied, received knowledge, acquired this knowledge, then use it in their countries and of course focus on their partners - Russia. Relatively speaking, these are the people we trust in these countries. Just now, at the end of our discussion, a representative of one of the countries spoke and began his speech in Russian, good literary Russian. And that, of course, is a good and big start.