Assimi Goïta meets Malian diaspora in Moscow
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bamada.net
Malian President Assimi Goïta met around 2,500 members of the Malian community in Russia in Moscow, including students, military trainees and private-sector representatives. Talks focused on studies, employment and Mali-Russia cooperation projects, according to the Malian presidency.
Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, met around 2,500 Malians living in Russia in Moscow on Saturday 31 October, including students, officer cadets and private-sector representatives, Bamada.net reports. Student and diaspora representatives raised issues including study conditions and employment opportunities.
Goïta said cooperation with Russia was based on diplomacy, security and development. Among the commitments made in 2023, he cited an increase to 300 scholarships, the training of officials, a satellite project and the Sanankoroba solar power plant in Mali. New agreements were also signed at the Russia-Africa summit in finance, industry, trade, agriculture and transport, according to Bamada.net.
The president called on young Malians recruited by armed groups to lay down their weapons and take part in rebuilding the country. He also cited the creation of an artificial intelligence and robotics centre, the renovation of hospitals and the construction of a gold refinery, funded from the national budget, according to remarks reported by Bamada.net.
The meeting with the diaspora took place during Goïta’s visit for the Russia-Africa summit, following his arrival in Moscow for the summit on 25 October and his meeting with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on 31 October, focused on the Mali-Russia partnership.
