3 July 2009
Windhoek — President Hifikepunye Pohamba has been invited by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to visit the European country.
This is according to a joint communiqué released by the two countries following Medvedev's visit to Namibia last week. Medvedev is the first Russian leader to visit Namibia.
"His Excellency Dmitry Medvedev extended an invitation to H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba to visit the Russian Federation at a time convenient to him, which he accepted with pleasure," the communiqué said.
At the bilateral level, Pohamba and Medvedev noted with appreciation and satisfaction the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and reaffirmed their full commitment to further deepen and broaden these relations for the mutual benefit of their two peoples and countries in the spirit of the Joint Declaration on Principles of Relations between the Russian Federation and Namibia signed in 1998.
"With a view to further expand and develop cooperation between the two countries, both sides underscored the need to increase exchange in the fields of trade and economics, science and technology, humanitarian and cultural matters that would correspond to the excellent political relations and existing opportunities for the development of a mutually beneficial partnership. Development of natural resources, infrastructure, energy, fisheries, military-technical cooperation, and cooperation in the field of tourism, education and public health services were identified as priority areas of bilateral cooperation," the communiqué said.
Pohamba and Medvedev analysed the current judicial base within the framework of the Namibian-Russian bilateral relations and witnessed the signing of the agreement on the Reciprocal Investment Promotion and Protection between Namibia and Russia; memorandum of intention between the state committee for fisheries of the Russian Federation and the ministry of fisheries and marine resources on cooperation in the field of fisheries.
"Agreement was also reached on the expansion of Russian investments to develop and introduce new large-scale projects in the Namibian economy, in particular in mining, oil exploration and energy," the communiqué said.
The two presidents also stressed that the reform of key UN organs should be achieved through the widest possible international consensus. The global financial and economic crisis demanded the formation of a new international financial system, which should include the active participation of all members of the world community, they said.
During his stay, President Medvedev laid a wreath at the Heroes Acre and visited the Okapuka Game Ranch. Medvedev also paid a courtesy call on Sam Nujoma, the founding president.
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