According to Russian Ambassador at Large Oleg Ozerov, who spoke at a global forum on March 14. Moscow anticipates that the majority of Africa’s 54 nations would “reject threats and blackmail from the West”. Attend the long-delayed second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in June.
“We absolutely expect the participation of most African states in the summit,” said Ozerov, who chairs the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.
Speaking at the event (organized under the topic “Russia-Africa: Co-operation as a Road to Sustainable Development”).
“We are certain that the majority of state leaders will disregard the blatant extortion and open threats from Western powers.
That demand that African states discontinue cooperating with Russia,” Since both the Russian and the African sides have made significant requests for cooperation.
We are confident that nobody will be afraid, Ozerov continued. “We can come together now because we have common interests.”
Jean-Baptiste Thiattie Tine, the ambassador of Senegal to Moscow, is one of those who has already indicated that he will be there.
On March 14, he made the news to the public and said that his nation’s participation in the summit will be significant.
The second summit and economic forum is slated to take place in St. Petersburg from July 26 to 29.
The second summit was previously planned for October to November 2022 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. As Moscow intensifies its push to turn away from the West in light of the latter’s harsh sanctions imposed following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
The Russia-Africa Summit has been a crucial forum for advancing Russian interests. On the continent and bringing together the heads of state of 48 of Africa’s 54 nations.
Vladimir Putin and Abdul Fattah el-Sisi, the presidents of Russia and Egypt, served as co-chairs.
Egypt, a significant Russian ally in North Africa, purchased 80% of its grain from Russia and Ukraine prior to the war.
The second Russia-Africa summit’s attendees intend to adopt a political statement and a joint action.
We’ve already talked about a political declaration, and we want to talk to all the African nations about what it says.
As reported by Tass, he remarked at the gathering of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.”This will be our joint document that reflects our mutual interests.
“And we are certain that we can come to a consensus on it. Our coordinated action plan will be the second document.
A combined action plan that we’ve already created and coordinated with the African Union is ready for signing.
The summit, according to Ozerov, would discuss how to improve ties between regional African organizations and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
In order to transition to a new model of international relations, to equal cooperation in a multipolar world.
We have ensured our sovereignty and are prepared to assist others. I believe that our objectives and those of the African governments are compatible.
And we will keep collaborating to produce tangible results, the ambassador continued.
The subject of the inaugural summit was “For Peace, Security, and Development.”
2020’s second summit was supposed to take place, but the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced its cancellation.
The objective of the upcoming summit is to discuss other topics of shared interest while enhancing trade and economic ties between Russia and African countries.
