Lavrov: We support accession of the African Union to the G20 group

Moscow,SANA- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced his country’s determination to resolve the issue of the African Union’s accession to The Group of Twenty (G20)as soon as possible.

“In the near future, with our intensive cooperation, the issue of the African Union’s accession to the G20 will be resolved,” Lavrov said during a meeting of the Business Council of the Russian Foreign Ministry Friday.

The countries of the African continent are interested in working with Russia, Lavrov said, expressing his confidence that the Russian-African summit in the Russian-African Forum this year will strengthen relations between the two sides and promote them to a remarkable new level.

The Russian foreign minister added that the countries of the continent are interested in working with Russia to achieve the goals of the African Union’s strategic document in Agenda 2063.

Lavrov said “we hope that the summit meeting will give a strong impetus to the comprehensive development of Russian-African relations.

Fedaa al-Rhayiah / Mazen Eyon