The Head of Government, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, arrived on Wednesday in Moscow to represent King Mohammed VI in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit, held on October 28-29.
The proceedings of the 3rd Summit and Russia-Africa Economic Forum kicked off on the same day in the Russian capital, in the presence of representatives of African UN member countries.
The 3rd Russia-Africa Summit, dubbed “For Peace, Security, and Development,” aims to strengthen cooperation between Russia and African countries in numerous strategic sectors, mainly trade, investment, energy, agriculture, and technology.
It builds on the previous editions organized in Sochi in 2019 and Saint-Petersburg in 2023, within a context in which Moscow and its African partners strive to expand their cooperation in different fields.
Foreign Minister Nasser Burita took part on Wednesday morning in the meeting of African foreign ministers, chaired by Sergueï Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Bourita held one-on-one talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov.
