Plenary session of Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum starts in Cairo

 

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and his African counterparts spoke at the first plenary session of Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo. The Roscongress Foundation is acting as the operator of the conference on the Russian side. 

The participants in the event discussed international and bilateral issues, the implementation of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan for 2023–2026 that was approved at the Russia–Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, and the development of trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as other promising areas of interaction.

During the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov read out a welcome address from President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum.

The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum is being held in Cairo on 19–20 December 2025.

 

 

 

“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

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI