L. Fituni, I. Abramova Resource Potential of Africa and Russia's ...
L. Fituni, I. Abramova Resource Potential of Africa and Russia's ... L. Fituni, I. Abramova Resource Potential of Africa and Russia's ...
(May 2009), and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's private visit to Russia in August were of big political significance. Sergey Lavrov met with the president of Somalia, and the foreign ministers of the DRC, Nigeria, and South Africa during the ministerial week at the 64 th Session of the UN General Assembly. 35 Increasingly growing attention was paid to broadening the geographical reach of cooperation between Russian regions and African countries in the economic, scientific and technical fields. Cooperation with South Africa is most advanced in this respect as it covers such constituent entities of the Russian Federation as Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, the Kaluga and Ulyanovsk Regions, and the Krasnodar Territory. Legal and contractual relations were officially established between the Moscow Region and the Province of Gauteng, and between St. Petersburg and Cape Town. A protocol of cooperation between St. Petersburg and Johannesburg is being coordinated. Contacts with the African Union (AU) were developed further. The participation of the Russian delegation led by Federation Council Chairman Sergey Mironov (July) in the summit of this pan-African organization in Libya became an important step in this respect. Contacts developed with the main sub-regional organizations on the continent: the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. In keeping with the earlier agreements, 13 grants were issued from the federal budget in 2009 specifically for SADC. The Russian ambassadors accredited to SADC and ECOWAS regularly attended these organizations' summits and other major events. Active political work continued in the UN, primarily in its Security Council, on the strengthening of peace and security in Africa. Specific interaction with non-permanent members of the UN Security Council from the African group covered a wide range of issues, including the strengthening of the UN role as the central mechanism of collective response to global contemporary challenges. This work produced positive results, as evidenced by the positive attitude of the Africans to the Russian initiatives at the UN. 185
Efforts were taken towards a political settlement of conflicts on the African continent. This concerned primarily Russia's participation in the work of the UN Security Council, the Group of Eight, the International Contact Group on Guinea, and the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region. Russia sought to consistently step up participation in peacemaking efforts in Africa. Russian servicemen and law enforcers (about 370 persons) are engaged in all of the UN peacekeeping operations in Africa: in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Western Sahara, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sudan. Russian helicopter groups carried out missions within the UN Mission in Sudan as well as the Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic. Relevant Russian educational institutions ran training programs for African peacekeepers. Russian Navy ships escorted Russian and foreign vessels in the Gulf of Aden as part of the fight against piracy. Eight attempts to seize ships were stopped and four pirate ships were detained. The Russian sailors' actions were highly commended in the world, and many partners call for developing cooperation against piracy. As of now, Russian Navy ships operating in the Gulf of Aden have established the most effective working interaction with the European Union's Operation Atalanta designed to fight piracy off Somalia. The large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, which has necessary means for communication with Western partners, has been deployed in the region since December. Russia continued to be actively involved in concerted international efforts to provide comprehensive assistance to Africa for its sustainable development, including within the framework of the Group of Eight. One the important aspects of assistance to Africa was the reduction of the debt burden for the states in the region under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. By this moment, Russia has written off $20 billion worth of debts owed by African countries. Negotiations on debt relief in the amount of about $547 million are coming to an end with Benin, Zambia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. 186
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Efforts were taken towards a political settlement <strong>of</strong> conflicts on<br />
the <strong>Africa</strong>n continent. This concerned primarily <strong>Russia's</strong> participation<br />
in the work <strong>of</strong> the UN Security Council, the Group <strong>of</strong> Eight, the<br />
International Contact Group on Guinea, <strong>and</strong> the Group <strong>of</strong> Friends <strong>of</strong><br />
the Great Lakes Region. Russia sought to consistently step up participation<br />
in peacemaking efforts in <strong>Africa</strong>.<br />
Russian servicemen <strong>and</strong> law enforcers (about 370 persons) are<br />
engaged in all <strong>of</strong> the UN peacekeeping operations in <strong>Africa</strong>: in the<br />
Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo, Western Sahara, Sierra Leone,<br />
Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, <strong>and</strong> Sudan. Russian helicopter groups carried<br />
out missions within the UN Mission in Sudan as well as the<br />
Mission in Chad <strong>and</strong> the Central <strong>Africa</strong>n Republic. Relevant Russian<br />
educational institutions ran training programs for <strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
peacekeepers.<br />
Russian Navy ships escorted Russian <strong>and</strong> foreign vessels in the<br />
Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden as part <strong>of</strong> the fight against piracy. Eight attempts to<br />
seize ships were stopped <strong>and</strong> four pirate ships were detained. The<br />
Russian sailors' actions were highly commended in the world, <strong>and</strong><br />
many partners call for developing cooperation against piracy. As <strong>of</strong><br />
now, Russian Navy ships operating in the Gulf <strong>of</strong> Aden have established<br />
the most effective working interaction with the European Union's<br />
Operation Atalanta designed to fight piracy <strong>of</strong>f Somalia. The<br />
large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, which has necessary<br />
means for communication with Western partners, has been deployed<br />
in the region since December.<br />
Russia continued to be actively involved in concerted international<br />
efforts to provide comprehensive assistance to <strong>Africa</strong> for its<br />
sustainable development, including within the framework <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group <strong>of</strong> Eight.<br />
One the important aspects <strong>of</strong> assistance to <strong>Africa</strong> was the reduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> the debt burden for the states in the region under the<br />
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. By this moment, Russia<br />
has written <strong>of</strong>f $20 billion worth <strong>of</strong> debts owed by <strong>Africa</strong>n countries.<br />
Negotiations on debt relief in the amount <strong>of</strong> about $547 million<br />
are coming to an end with Benin, Zambia, Madagascar, Mozambique,<br />
Tanzania, <strong>and</strong> Ethiopia.<br />
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