African Union President and Comoros President Azali Assoumani said that she almost cried during the announcement of permanent membership in the Group of Twenty at the G20 summit held in New Delhi. This was reported by MOMENT.
“I almost cried. It was very emotional for me because we actually thought it would be discussed and then a decision would be made. [о постоянном членстве Афросоюза в G20]The President of the African Union said, “However, it was announced at the beginning of the summit that we would become permanent members.”
Before that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated At a press conference following the G20 summit, he said that the Russian Federation “does not interfere in any way” in communications between Western countries and African states. He added that Western countries, on the contrary, demanded that “no one talks” with Russia, but they “cannot do this”.
Putin before saidWhat do Africa and Russia have in common?