"In recent years, Bangui, with the support of the UN and bilateral partners, particularly Russia, has achieved significant progress in combating illegal armed groups and ensuring government control over 90% of the country's territory," Anna Evstigneyeva stated at the UNSC meeting on the situation in the CAR.
"Russia intends to continue providing comprehensive assistance to the friendly CAR on a basis of mutual respect and equality, in the interest of establishing lasting peace and security," she said.
"We are convinced that the successful holding of municipal elections in July—for the first time in several decades—will be one of the most important milestones on the road to a return to peaceful life and the translation of security gains into progress on the development track. We concur with the secretary general's call for additional donor resources to fill the trust fund to finance the polls," the diplomat said.