Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to participants in the first Russia-Africa Economic Forum, which will be held in Sochi on 23-24 October 2019 on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit. The events will be the largest of their kind in the history of Russia-Africa relations.
In his message, the President specifically highlighted the importance of developing cooperation between countries and the positive experience that has been gained from developing joint projects: "Russian-African relations, which have traditionally been friendly and partner-like, have intensified significantly in recent years both at the bilateral level and in various multilateral formats. We have not only managed to preserve the experience gained from fruitful cooperation in the past, but have also achieved new major successes.
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