By Fatima M. Sambo.
As the world continues to polarize between the capitalist and communist societies, we continue to see alliances and realignment of forces from various countries, blocks, and nations.
Yesterday the Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart Mr. Cyril Ramaphisa who's country is also a prominent member of the BRICS alliance on certain issues the two nations described as issues of national importance.
The two nations also discussed issues regarding boosting relations between Africa and Russia and also strengthening ties between the BRICS member states as tension continue to raise between the BRICS on one hand and EU, NATO on the other hand.
Details of the telephone conversation below.
▪️ The presidents discussed topical issues of Russian-South African relations of strategic partnership. They expressed a desire to further step up mutually beneficial ties in various areas.
▪️ The presidents noted the importance of further close, bilateral coordination of positions during preparations for major multilateral events, in particular, the Second Russia-Africa Summit scheduled for July in St. Petersburg and the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in August under South Africa’s Presidency.
▪️ During the discussion of global food security, Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s willingness to supply needy African countries with substantial amounts of grain and fertilizer, including no-cost deliveries.
▪️ Having supported Cyril Ramaphosa’s idea of the participation of a group of African leaders in discussing the prospects for settling the conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin set forth his principled assessments of the destructive line pursued by the Kyiv regime and its patrons. He noted that Russia has never refused to work on the diplomatic track.
▪️ It was agreed to continue contacts at various levels.
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