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Russia Expects Visits of African and Middle East Leaders, Moscow Says

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The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 23.03.2024
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Last week, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Felix Moloua, arrived in Russia on a friendly visit to participate in a large meeting at the Russian Government House.
Russia expects high-level visits from the countries of the Middle East and Africa, said Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian President's Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister.
"We certainly expect high-level visits from both Africa and the Middle East," Bogdanov said.
The deputy foreign minister did not specify whether the visits of representatives of the African continent would be related to their peace mission to Ukraine.
Earlier, Vsevolod Tkachenko, Director of the African Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the African direction is becoming one of the brightest in Russian foreign policy, as the ministry is approached by more and more representatives of Russian state and public structures, business and humanitarian spheres interested in this continent.
Russian flags installed in Moscow for the Day of the State Flag of Russia (celebrated on August 22). In the background: the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.02.2024
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