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Putin Expresses Condolences to Acting Namibian Leader Over President's Death
Putin Expresses Condolences to Acting Namibian Leader Over President's Death
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Geingob has been president of the southern African country since 2015, having previously chaired the body that drafted Namibia's... 04.02.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sent condolences to the acting head of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, on the death of Namibian President Hage Geingob, praising the latter's contribution to the development of friendly relations between the two nations. Earlier in the day, the Namibian president died in hospital where he was receiving cancer treatment, Mbumba said. Putin added that he "had the opportunity to meet this wonderful man, and I will forever preserve the bright memory of him."Geingob traveled to Russia for the First Russia-Africa Summit in the resort city of Sochi in 2019. Three years later, in an interview with Russian media, he noted the Soviet Unions's assistance to Namibia and expressed hope for deeper and more fruitful cooperation with modern Russia, especially in the field of agriculture.
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Putin Expresses Condolences to Acting Namibian Leader Over President's Death
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Geingob has been president of the southern African country since 2015, having previously chaired the body that drafted Namibia's post-independence constitution and served as the country's first prime minister.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sent condolences to the acting head of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, on the death of Namibian President Hage Geingob, praising the latter's contribution to the development of friendly relations between the two nations.
Earlier in the day, the Namibian president
died in hospital where he was receiving cancer treatment, Mbumba said.
"Dear Mr. Mbumba, please accept my deep condolences on the death of President of the Republic of Namibia Hage Geingob. The establishment of the Namibian statehood and many important events in the modern history of your country are associated with the name of Hage Geingob … It is also difficult to overestimate his personal contribution to the development of friendly relations between Namibia and Russia," Putin said in a letter published on the Kremlin's website.
Putin added that he "had the opportunity to meet this wonderful man, and I will forever preserve the bright memory of him."
Geingob
traveled to Russia for the First Russia-Africa Summit in the resort city of Sochi in 2019. Three years later, in an interview with Russian media, he noted the Soviet Unions's assistance to Namibia and expressed hope for deeper and more fruitful cooperation with modern Russia, especially in the field of agriculture.
