The United States and its allies are trying to prevent the second Russia-Africa summit, which is to be held in Saint Petersburg at the end of July this year. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. According to him, the United States and its “vassals” are doing everything possible to achieve the international isolation of our country. They are discouraging African delegations from attending the next summit.
“Attempts to prevent our cooperation with southern and eastern states will continue, but their success is far from guaranteed. Our main difference with Westerners is that we never teach our foreign partners how to live,” the Russian foreign minister said in an interview with the Arguments and Facts newspaper.
Recall that former Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov once said that the United States was trying to disrupt the Russia-Africa summit by exerting unprecedented pressure on African countries. According to him, the West is threatening sanctions, the cessation of financial and humanitarian aid. Moreover, the United States and its allies fabricate daily accusations against Russia of a “coming famine”, of rising fuel, grain and fertilizer prices.
In February this year, Polish, Estonian and Finnish MEPs proposed to the head of the European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, to suspend funding for South Africa because of the republic’s position in relation to official Moscow. The initiators of the idea recalled the recent visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Africa and the upcoming joint exercises by Russia, South Africa and China.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a visit to South Africa on January 23. During the talks with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor, the head of the Russian diplomacy discussed a wide range of issues, including preparations for the second summit and the Russia-Africa Economic Forum, which will be held in Saint Petersburg at the end of July. .
