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Vladimir Region Delegation to Take Part in the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum

Representatives of Vladimir Region are planning to take part in the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum to be held in St. Petersburg in July 2023.

“Vladimir Region, like all of Russia, is always open to international cooperation. We see how fast the world is changing, so it is now important to have reliable partners in different parts of the globe. Our region has well-developed mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical and glass industries, woodworking, pharmaceuticals, and food processing. Implementation of investment projects is a priority. We are also ready to cooperate in tourism, as the flow of tourists to Vladimir Region increases every year. We believe that economic partnership will become an important component in stabilizing the world,” noted Alexander Avdeev, Governor of Vladimir Region.

As part of developing comprehensive relations between Russia and Africa, Vladimir Region administration organized a business programme for the diplomatic corps of African countries in April 2022: Angola, Benin, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Cooperation in education, tourism, agriculture, and cultural and humanitarian exchange was discussed during the visit. The delegations visited historical and cultural sites of the region, one of the industrial enterprises and an agricultural complex.

For more information about the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum, got to its official website summitafrica.ru.

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI