Lavrov signed documents with regional integration associations in Africa Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the heads of the executive bodies of regional integration associations in Africa signed a package of bilateral documents on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit, which was reported in Smolenskaya Square. "These included memoranda of understanding between the government of the Russian Federation and the East African Community, the Common Market for East and Southern Africa, the Secretariat of the Continental Free Trade Area of Africa, as well as action plans with the African Union Commission for the years 2027-2029, the Common Market for East and Southern Africa, the Economic Community of South Africa for the Development of Central Africa and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the States of South Africa for the Development of Central Africa." website on Wednesday.