Malian President Assimi Goita expressed gratitude to Russia for its backing in lifting international restrictions, the Kremlin said
Mali’s interim president, Assimi Goita, held talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday, during which he thanked the Kremlin for vetoing a UN Security Council proposal to extend international sanctions against the African country.
During the call, Putin also offered his condolences to the West African nation following a recent attack on a military base and a passenger boat in northeastern Mali by Islamist militants. The attack killed at least 64 people.
“The two leaders had a substantive exchange of opinions on practical measures for the further development of Russia-Mali cooperation in various areas, such as trade, the economy, and humanitarian spheres, as well as efforts to tackle terrorism,” the Kremlin said.
Last month, Moscow blocked the renewal of UN sanctions against Mali, ending the regime that had…