On July 15, Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov, who was on a working trip in Addis Ababa, met with Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat.

The officials held an in-depth discussion on a number of issues related to the strengthening of interaction between Russia and the AU, including the coordination of their fundamental positions at the UN and on other international platforms. They reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan 2023-2026 adopted in St Petersburg in July 2023 following the second Russia-Africa Summit, and ensuring the success of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum scheduled to be held in Sochi in November 2024.

Mikhail Bogdanov and Moussa Faki Mahamat also exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual concern, focusing on the maintenance of peace and security in Africa, in particular the settlement of the situation in Sahel-Sahara, the African Great Lakes region and Sudan.