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CAR National Assembly President Heading to Russia on Working Visit, Russian Embassy Says

© AFP 2023 FLORENT VERGNESSimplice Sarandji, former prime minister under Faustin Archange Touadera, and currently the campaign director for the MCU (Mouvement Coeur Unis), speaks to journalists after Touadera's victory in Bangui, on January 4, 2021.
Simplice Sarandji, former prime minister under Faustin Archange Touadera, and currently the campaign director for the MCU (Mouvement Coeur Unis), speaks to journalists after Touadera's victory in Bangui, on January 4, 2021. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.03.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Last week, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic Felix Molua paid a friendly visit to Russia, with stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In February, CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera also visited Moscow.
The president of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic (CAR), Simplice Sarandji, is heading to Russia for a short working visit, the Russian embassy in Bangui said on Wednesday.
"On March 13, Russian Ambassador to the CAR Alexander Bikantov saw off President of the National Assembly of CAR Simplice Sarandji at Bangui International Airport, who is heading to Russia for a short working visit," the embassy wrote on Telegram.
During his visit, CAR Prime Minister Felix Moloua said that discussions on the placement of a Russian military base on the territory of the African country continue.
Earlier, Bikantov said in an interview with Russian media that the appearance of a Russian military base on the territory of the CAR would help strengthen security in the country.
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