The third Russia-Africa summit will help strengthen the strategic cooperation between Moscow and African countries, said the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in his greeting to the organizers and participants of the international conference entitled "Spiritual Bridges: Russia and Africa". Dialogue for peace and creation". "Today, Russian-African cooperation is strategic in nature, covering the widest range of issues from politics and economy to education and culture. The third Russia-Africa summit, which will open tomorrow in Moscow, will undoubtedly contribute to its continued strengthening," the foreign minister noted. Lavrov emphasized that Russia wants Africa to become an influential center of a multipolar world and is "firmly committed to the inalienable right of Africans to independently determine their development paths and models."

The third Russia-Africa summit will help strengthen the strategic cooperation between Moscow and African countries, said the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in his greeting to the organizers and participants of the international conference entitled "Spiritual Bridges: Russia and Africa". Dialogue for peace and creation". "Today, Russian-African cooperation is strategic in nature, covering the widest range of issues from politics and economy to education and culture. The third Russia-Africa summit, which will open tomorrow in Moscow, will undoubtedly contribute to its continued strengthening," the foreign minister noted. Lavrov emphasized that Russia wants Africa to become an influential center of a multipolar world and is "firmly committed to the inalienable right of Africans to independently determine their development paths and models."