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The Second Summit Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum will take place in St. Petersburg from July 27-28.The First Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum was held in the Russian resort city of Sochi in October 2019.

Russia Supports Cooperation With Africa on Combating Terrorism, Extremism, Putin Says

© Sputnik . Sputnik / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the African Union, President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit and Forum in St. Petersburg.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the African Union, President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit and Forum in St. Petersburg. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.07.2023
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ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Russia supports the cooperation with Africa aimed at combating threats such as terrorism and extremism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
"Today, a large-scale joint plan of action of Russian and the African Union will be approved until 2026. This comprehensive document will be an addition to the Memorandum of understanding between the government of the Russian Federation and the African Union commission on the foundations of relations and cooperation of 2019. And it provides for an intensification of contacts on peace and security issues, the resolution of crisis situations," Putin said at a meeting with heads of leading regional organizations in Africa in St. Petersburg.
Moscow expects that this document will provide additional tools for cooperation between Russia and the African Union — a regular dialogue mechanism for consultations on such issues like combating terrorism and extremism, information and environmental security, Putin added.
The second Russia-Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum is taking place in the Russian city of St. Petersburg from July 27-28. Sputnik is an official media partner of the forum.
Forum participants at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Center during the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg on July 27, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.07.2023
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