Al-Yurae- Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations on Political Affairs, expressed her opinion about ties between Russia and the African nations, western economic pressure on those countries and issues of grain supplies to the African continent.
Anna Evstigneeva stated that :” Discussions took place at the General Assembly. And within the framework of the bilateral relations in the continent, including Minister Lavrov’s trip to a number of African countries, there is a goal to promote ties between Russia and African nations. The minister’s trips and so on”, she add “Many African Countries Want to Be Free of Western Dominance”
When asked by Russia News agencey Sputnik about events related to the African continent on the main agenda of the 77th UN General Assembly and on the sidelines:”It seems to me that almost a third of the meetings that were held with Foreign Minister Lavrov were with African countries. We saw meetings with traditional partners: South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mali, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Sudan,” and on the war on Ukrain and African countries she state :” We regret that the UN has taken advantage of a campaign that Ukrainian grain can allegedly save African countries, which led to such a non-event. Only a tiny part of those [ships with] grain from Ukraine ended up on the African continent and in developing countries”.
