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Russia interested in further expansion of ties with African countries - Russian top diplomat

MOSCOW, May 30. /TASS/. Russia is interested in expanding ties with African countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. "It is hard to overestimate the importance of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity, a predecessor of the African Union, in 1963," he said at a foreign ministry reception on the occasion of the Africa Day. "Our country has always been standing for the freedom of African nations, has always been helping them in their striving towards independence." "Today, Africa’s role as a pillar of the polycentric world order is consistently growing," Lavrov stressed. "Russia supports the Africans in their striving to play a decisive role in the development of their own continent." The Russian top diplomat noted with satisfaction the positive tendency of economic and political integration in Africa. "Russia is interested in further expansion of ties with the African Union, with sub-regional associations," he said. "It was in focus of talks with the African Union president this April in Moscow." Read more

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