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Russia Expects Togo, Benin's Foreign Ministers to Partake in Sochi Forum, Ambassador Says

© AP Photo / Pamela SmithBenin's Minister for Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Benin's Minister for Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 03.11.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow expects that Beninese Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari and Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey will participate in the ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi on November 9-10, Russian Ambassador to Benin and Togo Igor Evdokimov told Sputnik.
"Benin and Togo will partake in the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which will be held in Sochi on November 9-10. We expect that both countries will be represented at the level of foreign ministers," Evdokimov said.
Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Traore, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, Equatorial Guinea's Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Namibian Foreign Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister Carlos Pinto Pereira and other African nations have confirmed their participation in the forum.
In mid-September, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum would be held in Sochi on November 9-10.
During the inaugural ministerial conference, the ministers are expected to review the outcomes of the 2023 Russia-Africa summit and discuss future plans, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik in March.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference following talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Moscow. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 16.09.2024
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