Last week’s event attracted thousands of guests and produced dozens of practical decisions, Roscongress has said
Last week, Russia hosted a high-profile international event, which was attended by dozens of delegations from African nations. The gathering in St. Petersburg was the second of its kind and was focused on developing Moscow’s diplomatic, commercial, and humanitarian relations with the guest nations.
Roscongress, the government agency that organized the Russia-Africa forum, deemed it a resounding success, as it summed up its outcome on Monday.
Unprecedented pressure
The event in Russia went as planned “despite unprecedented pressure from the West,” the statement said.
Washington and its allies are seeking to isolate Moscow internationally, claiming that it should be punished for the conflict in Ukraine. Although supported by members of NATO and countries such as Japan and South Korea, which host US troops, many other nations have…
