Putin backs permanent African representation on Security Council
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
Vladimir Putin backed permanent African representation on the UN Security Council and called for security crises in the Sahel to be resolved. The Russian president spoke on the second day of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on Thursday, according to TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for Africa to be granted a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, saying it was unfair for the continent not to be represented at that level. He was speaking on the second day of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, according to Tchadinfos, which cited the Russian news agency TASS.
Putin also called for the security crises in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to be resolved, saying this was important for Africa and the world. He was responding to an address by Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta. The African Union’s current chairperson, Burundi’s Évariste Ndayishimiye, called for stronger cooperation against terrorism, violent extremism and armed conflicts, with responses adapted to African realities and in line with international law.
On economic matters, the Russian president said the rouble accounted for 85% of trade transactions between Russia and African countries. Trade in national currencies was also a central topic of the summit’s discussions.
The discussions follow Putin’s remarks the previous day, when he defended a multipolar world and proposed a partnership with Africa based on autonomy, on 29 October.
