{"id":24340,"date":"2024-06-07T23:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=24340"},"modified":"2024-06-07T23:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:18:57","slug":"the-key-points-from-lavrovs-african-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/the-key-points-from-lavrovs-african-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key Points from Lavrov\u2019s African Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

RT Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Russian foreign minister has toured three Sahel states and the Congo in the past three days, marking his seventh visit to the continent since 2022.
\nRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has concluded his latest tour of Africa, visiting four countries in two regions of a continent where Western governments have expressed concern about their declining influence in recent years.
\nLavrov\u2019s trip was aimed at assessing the growth in relations between the countries he visited and Moscow, as well as engaging in fresh negotiations he described as \u201cmutually beneficial.\u201d
\nLast summer, at the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Moscow pledged to strengthen ties with African countries and signed a number of agreements, including on defense cooperation, food security, education, and research.
\nDuring his meetings with officials on his tour, Lavrov reiterated the Russian government\u2019s commitment to fulfilling these promises, according to statements released by the Foreign Ministry.
\nThe Russian foreign minister arrived in Guinea early on Monday, marking his first visit to the West African nation since 2013.
\nHe was welcomed to the capital, Conakry, by transitional president Mamadi Doumbouya, who has ruled the country since taking power in a coup in 2021. The Guinean leader has denounced attempts by Western powers such as the US and France to intervene in Africa\u2019s political challenges as racist and condescending.
\nLavrov and his Guinean counterpart, Morissada Kouyate, discussed a variety of issues and agreed for the two countries to collaborate on projects involving geological research, the development of mineral deposits, and health, according to Moscow\u2019s Foreign Ministry.
\nLavrov arrived in the Republic of the Congo, with talks focused on defense cooperation and ending the Ukraine conflict.
\nThe following day, during a press conference in Oyo, a city about 400km north of Brazzaville, Lavrov announced that Russia and the Congo will continue their intensive military and military-technical collaboration in the interest of \u201cCongo\u2019s defense capabilities.\u201d
\nThe Congo\u2019s arsenal includes Soviet- and Russian-made weapons such as armored vehicles, rocket artillery, and helicopters. In May 2019, the Russian and Congolese defense ministries signed a contract to send Russian military specialists to the Congo to train and assist the Congolese army in the operation, maintenance, and repair of previously supplied military equipment and special assets.
\nLavrov last visited the Central African state in July 2022, when Moscow and Brazzaville explored expanding collaboration in the sectors of energy and mineral resources, along with infrastructure development.
\nOn Tuesday, the top Russian diplomat and his Congolese counterpart, Jean-Claude Gakosso, called for a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict that would include talks between the two main parties involved.
\n\u201cIt seems to me that those who send arms to Ukraine are not advocates of peace. Quite the opposite; they are those who challenge humanity, literally pushing us towards a worldwide conflict,\u201d Gakosso stated.
\nLavrov also commended the Congolese president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, for maintaining a \u201cbalanced\u201d stance on Russia\u2019s military actions in Ukraine.
\nAccording to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the parties agreed to increase their already \u201cstrong\u201d bilateral partnership in various sectors, with a focus on expanding cooperation in trade, economics, and humanitarian aid.
\nParis and some of its Western counterparts, including the US, have accused Russia of pursuing predatory projects in Africa and spreading disinformation, but Ouagadougou and its allies, Mali and Niger, have welcomed Moscow as a strategic partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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