The Russian authorities scrupulously respected international legality by inviting only the 54 African countries that are members of the UN to take part in the Russia-Africa Ministerial Conference, held on Sunday 1is November in Sochi, in anticipation of the 3e Russian-African summit.
Nasser Bourita in Sochi
It is on this dynamic that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, placed great emphasis on his participation in the work of the Sochi ministerial conference. At the same time, Nasser Bourita had a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov.
This meeting was an opportunity to discuss bilateral issues and exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest, specifies a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad. .
The rich and long-standing relations between Morocco and Russia are supported by the in-depth strategic partnership launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the historic Royal Visit to Moscow in 2016, adds the ministry in his press release.
Bourita-Lavrov
Bourita’s meeting with Lavrov comes after that held on September 27, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York and another taking place on December 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the work of the 6th Russia-Arab World Cooperation Forum, held in Marrakech. These meetings show the good understanding that marks Morocco’s relations with Russia, despite the complicated context of the moment.
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