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Putin to Meet With President of Eritrea in Moscow on Wednesday, Kremlin Says
Putin to Meet With President of Eritrea in Moscow on Wednesday, Kremlin Says
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who is on an official visit to Russia, on May 31, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
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"On May 31 ... Putin will hold talks with ... Afwerki, who is on an official visit in Russia. It is planned to discuss the prospects for the development of Russian-Eritrean relations in various fields, as well as topical issues of the regional and international agenda," the Kremlin said in a statement.On May 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his counterpart from Eritrea Osman Saleh congratulated each other on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Eritrean diplomatic relations, the Russian Foreign Minister said.Furthermore, the Russian foreign minister confirmed his willingness to continue working with his Eritrean counterpart to deepen the multifaceted partnership between Moscow and the East African country.In March 2022, Eritrea was one of five states to oppose the UN General Assembly resolution demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Motivating its decision, the Eritrean delegation noted that the policy of imposing unilateral sanctions was unacceptable for the country, and later Eritrean officials expressed unequivocal support for Russia's actions "for the sake of building global peace and security.In May 2022, Eritrea voted against the UN Human Rights Council decision to create a commission to investigate possible human rights violations during Russia's special military operation in Ukraine; in November, it voted against the GA resolution on reparations and reparations from Russia for "aggression" in Ukraine. In February 2023, the African country did not support an anti-Russian UN General Assembly resolution on the anniversary of the special military operation. Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed visited Russia in April 2022, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Eritrea as part of his African tour on January 26, 2023.
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Putin to Meet With President of Eritrea in Moscow on Wednesday, Kremlin Says
14:51 30.05.2023 (Updated: 10:49 03.08.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who is on an official visit to Russia, on May 31, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
"On May 31 ... Putin will hold talks with ... Afwerki, who is on an official visit in Russia. It is planned to discuss the prospects for the development of Russian-Eritrean relations in various fields, as well as topical issues of the regional and international agenda," the Kremlin said in a statement.
On May 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his counterpart from Eritrea Osman Saleh
congratulated each other on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Eritrean diplomatic relations, the Russian Foreign Minister said.
"Lavrov's message expressed confidence that traditionally friendly relations and mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation will continue to develop successfully in a spirit of solidarity and mutual support for the benefit of the peoples of our states, in the interests of peace and security in the Horn of Africa and the continent as a whole," the Ministry stressed.
Furthermore, the Russian foreign minister confirmed his willingness
to continue working with his Eritrean counterpart to deepen the multifaceted partnership between Moscow and the East African country.
In March 2022, Eritrea was one of five states to oppose the UN General Assembly resolution demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Motivating its decision, the Eritrean delegation noted that the policy of imposing unilateral sanctions was unacceptable for the country, and later Eritrean officials expressed unequivocal support for Russia's actions "for the sake of building global peace and security.
In May 2022, Eritrea voted against the UN Human Rights Council decision to create a commission to investigate possible human rights violations during Russia's special military operation in Ukraine; in November, it voted against the GA resolution on reparations and reparations from Russia for "aggression" in Ukraine.
In February 2023, the African country did not support an anti-Russian UN General Assembly resolution on the anniversary of the special military operation.
Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed visited Russia in April 2022, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Eritrea as part of his African tour on January 26, 2023.
