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CAR Prime Minister Heading to Russia on Friendly Visit, Russian Embassy in Bangui Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - In January, the Russian embassy in Bangui told Sputnik that the defense ministries of Russia and the Central African Republic are discussing the issue of establishment of a Russian military base in the CAR.
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Prime Minister of the Central African Republic Felix Moloua will pay a friendly visit to Russia, the Russian Embassy in Bangui said on Friday.

"On March 8, Russian Ambassador to the CAR Alexander Bikantov saw off Prime Minister of the CAR Felix Moloua at Bangui International Airport, who is heading to Russia on a friendly visit," the embassy said on Telegram.

Ambassador Bikantov told Sputnik that during his short visit to Russia, Moloua will visit St. Petersburg and Moscow, where he will meet with the Russian deputy Prime Minister and representatives of the energy and education ministries.
The ambassador noted that on Thursday he "visited a plot of land for a possible future Russian-Central African educational complex in the suburbs of Bangui, accompanied by the Minister of National Education of the Central African Republic.
"It is possible that this issue will also be discussed in Moscow," Bikantov added.
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