The Russian training ship Parakop leaves for port in Benin.
From Sunday to Tuesday, the Russian Baltic Fleet ship made a friendly visit to Cotonou, where its crew held official meetings with the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Beninese Navy, Emile Simba Sama, and the First Deputy Mayor Arlette Bello Saizono, who discussed naval cooperation and sharing of military experience.
The program included visits, an official welcome and a friendly soccer match between sailors from the two countries.
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church in Benin were also welcomed.
The Perkop is hosting Russian officer cadets along with Namibian and Congolese military personnel training in Russia, and its training voyage - lasting almost six months - is expected to cover around 30,000 nautical miles.
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