Russia and Mali are set to sign three major agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during a meeting with Mali's transitional president Assimi Goïta, who is on an official visit to Moscow.
“We are signing three agreements that will undoubtedly reinforce the legal and contractual framework of our cooperation,” Putin stated at the Kremlin.
He expressed confidence that the talks would further deepen the relationship between the two nations: “I believe today’s meeting and negotiations will benefit the development of our relations.”
The Russian president emphasized the longstanding trust and friendly ties between the two countries, recalling that diplomatic relations were established 65 years ago. “Throughout these decades, we have consistently maintained and developed our cooperation,” he said.
Putin also noted that over the past six and a half decades, Russia has trained around 10,000 specialists for Mali. “And I want to point out that our humanitarian cooperation continues to this day,” he added.
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Based on materials from TASS