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Putin informs Macron of results of Russia-Africa Summit held in Sochi
Baku, October 27, AZERTAC
In a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin notified him of results of the Russia-Africa Summit held in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, the Kremlin said in a statement.
"Vladimir Putin told [Macron] about the results of the Russia-Africa Summit that has just ended in Sochi, emphasizing that the participants had shaped their determination to strengthen multifaceted cooperation on the mutually beneficial and mutually respectful basis," the statement said.
On October 23-24, the resort city of Sochi hosted the Russia-Africa Summit, co-chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egypt’s head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The leaders of all 54 African countries took part in the event, 43 of them were represented at the top level. Eight major African integration associations and organizations were also involved in the event. Putin held 16 bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.