Lavrov's Key Statements at Africa Day Reception
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with African ambassadors to mark Africa Day.
Here are some key statements made by Lavrov:
The African continent is one of the pillars of a sustainable multipolar world order;
Russia will continue to assist African countries in ensuring security and food supply;
Russia will continue to assist African countries in the fight against terrorism, strengthening their defense capabilities, and ensuring food and energy security;
Russia and its African friends are united in their desire to give their relations a new content in line with the realities of the 21st century;
Russia appreciates and remembers that hundreds of thousands of Africans fought in the anti-Hitler coalition, driving victory closer;
Russia continues to strengthen Africa's positions as an independent center of global development;
The second ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum will be held in one of the African countries in 2025;
Russia and Africa will intensify joint work in the areas of healthcare and combating epidemics;
The adoption by the UN General Assembly of the resolution "Eradication of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations" will contribute to the fight against neocolonial practices that Western countries continue to use.
