The continuation of Russian negotiations on the establishment of a base in Central Africa

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, Alexander Bekantov, the Russian ambassador in Bangui, announced that the negotiations regarding the conditions for establishing a military base between the Central African Republic and Russia are continuing.

In an interview with this news agency, he said: The issue of establishing a military base in the Central African Republic is on the agenda of bilateral relations, and the discussions in this regard are conducted through the defense ministries of the two countries.

Earlier, in April, the president of the Central African Republic mentioned the possibility of a base The Russian military in the east of this country pointed out and said: The army of the Central African Republic has trained more than 10,000 young soldiers with the help of Russian instructors.

In January The Russian Embassy in Bangui reported that the issue of establishing a Russian military base in the country is still ongoing and the two sides are still discussing the number of Russian troops and the exact time of their arrival in the Central African Republic.

desire of the Central African Republic to continue exporting grain from Russia In response to another question, Bikantov stated that the Central African Republic would be happy if Russia continued to provide food aid and grain to this country.  The Russian ambassador also noted that Russian aid fully covers the country’s annual grain consumption needs. He said that the president and prime minister of the Central African Republic Russian authorities thanked for providing humanitarian food aid, within the framework of which 50 thousand tons of Russian wheat were transferred to this country.

Earlier, in March, the director Oleg Kubyakov, the Department of Relations with Russia at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reported that Russian grain shipments, which are sent free of charge to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Eritrea and the Central African Republic, are a significant contribution to the fight against with the problem of hunger in these countries. According to him, the supply of grain from Russia especially covered 23% of the total annual wheat import requirement of Somalia, and in the case of Burkina Faso and Mali, the supply of grain from Russia covered 9% and 6% of their needs, respectively. covers.

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