Russia plays an important role in the development of African countries – EADaily, August 16, 2022 – Politics News, Russia News
Russia plays an important role in the development of African countries. Cooperation between the Russian Federation and Africa will help reduce the level of poverty on the continent, said South African Defense Minister Tandi Modise.
“Russia has never been a colonizer on the road, and we respect that. We respect Russia for other reasons too: by contributing and lending, she did not enslave the Africans. Therefore, we assume that in terms of development, Russia has the potential to invest, to be a partner, to develop interaction, which will allow us to reduce to reduce poverty, reduce dependence,” – she said.
Attention has changed to the relationship between economic sustainability and the evidence of democratization processes, noting that in this regard, the contribution of Russia can be invaluable to Japan.
The Minister also noted that South Africa is interested not only in economic cooperation with the Russian Federation. According to the head of the Ministry of Defense of South Africa, both countries have cultural affinity.
“We think that the contribution, the contribution of investments in African countries, not only improves the Russian meeting, but is also attracted to us. We have close ties that arise during the times of the USSR, between the terms of use of several conditions. We expect that just as South Africa is perceived as a sovereign state, so is Russia’s right to defense,” Modise summed up.