the the the, not just for the president of the russian federation who has invited us, but it's also a success for african countries because of russia is a winner. everyone is the winner. as we had all the african union delivering closing remarks at the russia applicant summit in some pages, books along side slide them, it appears that the events has been a great opportunity to split them relations. the russian president says goals for increasing trade with africa and highlights most goes with bus relations on the confidence he has put the applicant leadership, a vision with russia to build a strategic partnership. probably going to will continue to supply crops to our

african friends both on a contract basis and free of charge. russia is sincerely trying to build truly strategic move the faceted relations and partnership with africa. and we see the same attitude to act together on the part about african friends on the russian defense ministry phase. ukraine has committed inactive tyra on the southern city of to get involved or the 16 people that being wounded and best sell. stripe, the hello and welcome is 11 pm here in moscow when you're watching all t international. but it's been a busy news day for us here as the russian advocate summit in st. petersburg is wrapping up. it's been a place for over the last 2 days. topics ranging from the emerging most of the world to the future of bilateral relations between russia and african states

hopping on the table. and our team has covered the latest one that to keep you up to date. the. yeah, we are reporting from the epic, russia, africa summit here in st. petersburg. what a couple of days it's been we've heard from the russian president on the head of the african union in just the past hour or 2. the come over and president does all the sumani, who emphasized the unity of russia and africa. mr. sumani said that successful russia actually means success, the african continent. so concord are you from should appear not. i would like to offer my congratulations to you, mister president, because all of the decisions that you've taken you've made, you're not going to regret them because we have managed to secure a great success. not just for the president of the russian federation who has invited us, but it's also a success for african countries because of russia is a winner. everyone is the winner. and we have spoken about the longstanding

relations between our countries and russia, who's been in africa for decades. and we know that it is during the most difficult times when you know who your true friends are. and russia stood with us during the most difficult times during the times of slavery. and during the times of apartheid, russia has always been helping us. it was one of the 1st countries to provide us help with fighting the goods, colonialism, apartheid, and slavery unity. so for many centuries, we've had good relations and i think these relations are going to develop. but this is the time to give a new impetus to our relations into strive forward and i refer to the process of industrialization to agriculture to energy. so i reiterate, i think our success is assured, and we are satisfied with the outcomes of these meetings. we live in a unified world in interconnected world. so what we advocate is africa being part of the organizations that make the decisions we live in a multi polar world and a lot more about exactly what kind of comments were being made. all these don't

know quoted. now joining us here, of course, i don't know, you've been a all over this russia. i forgot summit here in st. petersburg. in fact, you've really been on the front lines and i know that you've, you've probably got some very good stories to tell whether or not you're allowed to tell them. well, that's to be the tell them and what are some of the takeaways and real president food and, but also the head of the african union had to say such a short time ago over a vladimir put and opened up his statements alongside the african union leader by saying that he was impressed by how productive a talk set this years, russia, africa summit has been, he said that the african continent has shown great interest in continuing to develop warm relations and trade turnover between the african continent and the russian federation. and that's really demonstrated by the fact that the vast majority of countries on the african continent participated in this summit. and this to day summit that's been taking place here in saint petersburg. now, he also talked about

a number of spears in which the of the african continent and the russian federation are looking to further development in the future. specifically focusing on the struggle against terrorism on the african continent as well as cooperating in humanitarian areas as well. and he said that one of the main vehicles that is going to be used in further developing this kind of cooperation is going to be the african union. this multinational african organization through which a lot of humanitarian work and trade deals can be done. and of course, one of the biggest subjects when it comes to trade deals is russian export of grain to the continent which russia is trying to increase and has increased over the last year despite western sanctions that have been making it quite difficult. and the russian president also wanted to say, he also said that these international transactions for the expansion of the multiple or world have to be made in national of currencies. let's take over. somebody said it's a field of cash assuming that you can interest to them,

that i see the target of these 2 quantities of lee and quantitative lee increase and mutual trade then improve its structure and the weights. and we're also talking about consistency switching to national currencies, including durable, in financial settlements, eliminate trade barriers, including by linking integration processes within the region, economic union, and the african union. and it's free trade area. it's going to increase exports to fit gold rush and industrial products, which enjoy a good reputation on the continent, including machinery. we've been, vehicles going to goals and fertilizers are comfortable, continued to supply crops, to our african friends, both on a contract basis and free of charge. so there's a work and as someone continues, but even now i would like to thank all our african colleagues for accepting our invitation to go to st. petersburg and that russia is sincerely trying to build truly strategic. remove the faceted relations and partnership with africa. and we see the same attitude to act together on the part about african friends. but i do

totally. now of course, like i mentioned earlier, grain has been a big topic of discussion and that's been discussed throughout the russia, africa summit this year. but it's so important to understand that there are so many other spears of cooperation that are rapidly developing as well. and the russian president also briefly went over a number of them like disappear of culture, the sphere of health care. because russia has been doing a lot better to help the african confident come back the potential spread of epidemics as well. and what am i putting you even said that they have a number of documents lined up to significantly increase industrial cooperation and energy cooperation between the russian continent, the russian federation and the african continent. and on top of that, of course, one of a, another sphere of cooperation is education. this is something that not only vladimir putin has been talking about, but russian officials throughout this. i mean, and the fact that russia is always open to african students looking to come to the

russian federation to learn new skills to benefit from russian expertise in all sorts of areas so that they can bring that expertise back to their home countries and makes them a better place and, and build their future essentially. so there's so much going on right now as we saw from the russia, africa summit in terms of developing cooperation between these 2 countries that are between the consummate and the russian federation. it's really going to be amazing to see what have for cuz going to look like in the next say, 10 or 20 years. yeah, yeah, exactly, exactly. so, and i think that's perfectly well said, i appreciate your coverage has to be done for good nations. and of course, the president of russia, they've all been very optimistic and very positive about this a 2 day conference here in st. petersburg. let's listen in an here, some of the company the focusing to ship african american people shouldn't be pop ups. we need to ensure the self sufficiency of our people and countries wanted

another be. russia has always respected our sovereignty among the bricks. countries are a hope for us, they will help to fight western domination, not a part of the because they disagree with it. and as you, as you need, it is important to inform the security council true is used in equity towards all african countries. that's how no trick presented in this organization. i think we need a more or less. yeah, absolutely. the subject of this nature. so, so most of this summit is marked by the spirit of cooperation and partnership. up again. why must, i must apologize. forgive me please. i'm going to give you a couple of notes here. some highlights from mike tyler far as well as technology. what can you do? i want to give you some of the comments here from some of the guys that occasions burkina faso says for can people should not be puppets. molly says the bricks, countries are a hope for us on molly says the bricks will help to fight what they call west domination. south africa says russia, africa, and the whole somebody plays

a key role in growth and prosperity. so bob boyd says, we need more summits like this. and mozambique says it's important that african countries receive permanent memberships at the united nations security council kind of ruined the same time. so we enjoyed the summit, central african republic, cheese. we really enjoyed ourselves. and of course, to come over an island, talking about the historical ties between the russian federation, the soviet union, and so many different african nations ofa recent decades. now just a bit earlier in this program here i was speaking with natalie. yeah, she's a come a rudy and swiss occupants and a business woman. she said, well that's a good deals with professional partners in the west. it's clear that some of those are a little bit upset. the african states are building relations with russia. we are dealing with the west and we are in a period where the gemini, of the west is question any challenge. and that everybody's trying to put

a hand on africa because the one of the next big thing. absolutely. and you know, it's diplomacy. if you see heads of states coming with the, the a mad when, when africa is not voting the way they want to you, when they are mad, when the people that have those states come here and negotiate, i will when, when partnerships with, with russia, you mustn't be friendly with russia, that's, that's what we're getting from our professional partners. and so in the western countries, they don't want to, i mean, they want russian to be isolate which is, which is funny. if we look back to history, and it was this time where russia was the savior, and now it's the enemy. but i think the western world must understand that we, we have our own nightmare, so we don't buy them nice mass waves we have, we have my name is terry cole relationship of friendship with russia in africa.

when our fault, by the way of fighting for independence, russia was helping us. that's right. i mean, it goes back to the soviet union. i mean, even, even before that, it was the 1st african nation for russian to develop diplomatic ties. we thought was when over a 100 years ago, natalie, i know, and you use that, you use the word you, you use the word enemy in the same sentence as russia. and i think there's a western narrative that is very, russo phobic. i even say some of it, i got, i categorized some of it as, as hate speech. to be honest with you, you've hate speak and do the information. it's fake news that you go if you, if you studied in germany, i studied for me to go science and i was teach some stuff. and now 1520 years later, you come and tell a completely different than that, right? so you even trying to, to shape past in the weights these 2 successfully. ok with a armstrong, kind of the ceo of nigeria is ministry of finance and corporate it. he did say that

there's a great potential for russian nigeria and business trade and investments. also taking him, i want to point out that the current summit couldn't be a better place to building so far. really had some great experiences. we've spoken to and a lot of companies, everything have a great potential investment relationship. so we're very excited about being here. this is what i wanted to ask you about it if i can get just get straight to it. i mean, how would you characterize the relationship but also the, i guess the potential relationship between russia and nigeria i, nigeria is, is the biggest economy. and i think that is correct, right? that is correct. so i think that the relationship, i mean the potential of the relationship is great. i think so far the, the trade between russia and that 0 has been papa now. right? that we believe these types of events on some it provides in front of the sticker. fortunately for us to really deal with the foundation or allow us to the defy on our relationship brush. i have some incredible businesses that have the same credit

with infrastructure. they have the resources, they have the experience that we believe can be useful to an idea in some specific success because there is one of those mining. and so now that we think that there's great opportunities for us to collaborate. i mean, there is, of, there's a lot of movement in the world today regarding the diversification of financial economies to national car and seeds on alternatives to the main reserve currency of the world. of course, the don't sure whether it be brick. so s c o c and global south africa today, that seems to be some momentum to the usage of national current c. so in trade between various professional partners, do you think that is potentially something that russia and by jerry could move towards exchanging and not the national currencies in trade? what do you know? i think i think for those top priority is one to look for instruments and

opportunities to facilitate treat as presented when it comes to payments settlements, right. and so it was a facility, the movements of goods and services in our country, right. and, and also reducing the cost of training not hiring, using 3rd party conferences that are not involved in that trade becomes adds to the costs. then clearly it's something that we would look into. but i think part of the priority is to put in place instruments processing on policy that would facilitate trade between our 2 countries, like right and always increasing the level of attributes in that country and building was lucky. so, i mean, if i, if i'm not mistaken though, africa is working on creating that a free trade zone is correct. is that something that russia could be involved with? oh, no, absolutely. i think so. the reason i believe so i think it is a great opportunity because the whole idea is to improve an increase the level of interest every country. right?

so we should be able to trigger, it saves a lot more. but to do that, we need to do an infrastructure. we need a copy to. we need to talk about is that have the expertise, and i believe that isn't here with russia couldn't benefit. tremendous. so russian companies compete with businesses in, in africa, that they can use to use goods and services that can be sold within a freaking big on, always or bring copy to uh, to, to be able to invest in those businesses. i would believe that the return on that capital is likely to be worth more than that kind of good. anyway. honest because they had room for good is, is significant. so i, you know, john 0 question. yes. i think it is something that russian and russian companies and actually, you know, benefit from tremendous among the many guess. so we have, there are the scenes. national studios in st. petersburg at the for him was the russian of foreign ministry spokesman. maria's a hot of a, she took some time out of a busy schedule to join us here and when we had a really good and so back and forth and. and, and she zeroed in on the car in the state. all of us leadership have a listen for yourself. as you say,

when you talk about dividing white house and you know, what do they have to offer it and the demand. clearly he's, he's having some issues president bide, and he is. and goodness knows if he doesn't know i what do you mean by he's having issues as well? that's, that's a polite way of saying it perhaps. so you're trying to be politically correct. why? well, because well, okay, should i, should i be stressed about it? i mean, shall i say that he's, he's clearly quite old. he's, he perhaps needs his of a, i think there's some really different supplies if you want people to wake up. and if you think that it's important for people to wake up from the stream, you need to see things as they are. it's not just about his age. an old person could be very wise, and young people in good physical shape can be stupid. so age is not the main cause of things. we just need to listen to him and we see a person who's reaction to questions is inadequate. or sometimes he does not react to the questions. he's confused,

confused as people mixes them up. so basically his brain cannot process reality adequately. yeah, one of the things missed a lot of a said somebody during back and full time. so she basically said to me, boy, a to diplomatic with your job, she said, rory, you need to be more of a straight shooter, because that's exactly what marie is a hot of a is she didn't pull any punches today, and it was a very refreshing time we had talking to each other here at this russia, africa summit in st. petersburg. we've been covering it from all angles here at all the international, and it's not stopping any time. so the coverage continues here. all of us here at st. petersburg, we appreciate you joining us. the president is all the central african republic assigned to the person for his support during that by last will amazing. at the russian. i focus on this. they also highlighted wisdom powers who have prevented the united nations from lifting the arms embargo on his country, suggesting that it's essential to defeat terrorist groups still operating back the

the most you need it most of the time, you know that there is an unprecedented pressure exerted against us, where becoming targets of misinformation campaigns. but because of the supports of your representatives in the united nations security accounts. so the status of the central african republic is protected. who would love to thank you once again, because if i'm not mistaken, yesterday our position was supported by your representative of the security council while discussing the homes and bar though on the central african republic. hopefully, we will continue to work together to live this embargo that has been imposed on us . it isn't just our countries, are we to enter into the constitutional older and we have achieved significant progress. so under these circumstances, the symbolic goes accumulating for the central african people are government and terrors groups have been put on the same level. i believe it's not fair. and once again, i would like to thank you sincerely for your help. thank you very much. show. lydia,

my colleague will receive sales. i spoke with the russian deputy prime minister alex a of a choke. now he spoke about the success of the summer's and how while she was paving words of relations with the global self, a very good event. it's a very good event. people have a chance to meet people, have a chance to change their views, their visions. there's a lot of knowledge sharing about each other going on. and it's a, it's an event that really helps to bring people together. and really, really isn't. this is something that i've been speaking about today and, and, and in the past 24 hours with our guests, there's a, there's a friendliness here. there's an optimism, there's a sense of hope, but also there's a momentum here where you can see that things are actually happening. i mean, there's moving and shaking going on here. now admittedly, we don't have delegations from every african nation who, i believe a 49 out of 54 patients have shown up to be represented at this summit. but we do

understand some of them well on the fresh oh no, to a 10. do you think it's um, do you think it's a, a sign all all the i didn't know a victory perhaps for the russian federation to have such a good turn out when so many delegations withheld. doug, go to russia. i don't think we're in the contents here. yeah. yeah. well maybe maybe the important thing is that you're right. it is a lot of movement going on here. there are a lot of very deep discussions and things are happening. and if you look at what the government is doing to provide access for producers from the russian federation to the markets in the globe, the sales and the construction up in north sales cord, or from the politics to the persian. from the persian gulf, it takes us to africa, it takes us to india, but obviously africa with this task growing population and out to the

world rich. that's a, that's a very promising market. certainly our, the business community is very much interested and our job is to support them. right. when you talk about the north, south cordele, you know, it's, it's, it's understanding might even be essentially linked to the chinese one belt one road. and it should say if it is essentially a contemporary martin day, so road, and this is, you know, this is going to be another game changer in the well, do you think? so it's an absolutely game changer and you feel, if you look at history, probably it is for the 1st time in the modern history of mankind when we're able to build the lens trade it's, it is something incredible. but also when it comes to global trade in the financial structure of global trade, a lot of these other countries and moving to national currencies, that diversify, is that some people refer to some countries in, in brick. so the global south ask,

you know, africa some referred to these groupings as a di dollar as ation coalition. if indeed there's truth to that. why do you think there are a number of these growing countries who want diversifying away from essentially the us dollar? well, uh for us dollar has performed as a currency that suited everybody before the us government started up in isaac. and if it was in for that, probably you can still see the us dollars. i main form of exchange. unfortunately, their politics are pushing everybody to those finding new ways, but that's, that's also a good way to uh, find the new partners and other link send up to have a more secure trade. just have more secure trade between countries. and we're seeing this in the region. we're seeing this in africa,

different nations that are trying to use their national car and seems to establish tray to support trade between their countries, which is safer. simply cipher to talk to us if you would about the suspended black c grain initiative. um it is suspended. it is not entirely cancelled as we understand. um for now is that improved? and i said that russia will continue to send grades to africa and will even do it for free. well, what, what do you, what are your thoughts on that mess that day? oh, of how, how the russian president is still getting grained to africa, despite oldest son, sions, against russia. and what is essentially russo phobic often hate speech in the west get towards the most car? well, if you're thinking about the gray horse and present, set it at the plenary meeting very clearly that we were engaged

in the greenville because we wanted to help people into developing nations. and as we found out most of the green the ship, the view crane never reached the floor in developing nations. most most of them stayed in europe. and there was also another part of that bargain. and then we were whole thing that's a russian rain and rushing fertilizer would also have regain access to world markets where we're hoping that our main agricultural bank, which typically facilitates those transactions and would have access to swift that was never done. that's right. so the people who were on the, on the other end of the rain deal never kept their products. and that was the reason why roger has suspended it. so for dissipation at the same time,

we realize that so frequently we are prepared to supply of the forest nations about for a free of charge. and last night the president said about this very clearly again and another. another very important issue is the uh, free shipments free supply for life. right there is russian fertilizer, which is stuck in your ports. and the president says, that's where you are prepared to ship with free of charge to african nations or developing nations for us, nations of the world that need it. and they're still stuck there. and you're that's been happening going on for months and months and months. it's just, there's been, there's been only 2 shipments that were allowed out, which is a very small fraction of what is actually there. we're talking about tens of

thousands of tons on so 200 over 2 well, or 200000. and so i, so there's a, there's a huge potential to increase fluid production in africa using this. i mean, this is what, what both those, my mind to be honest with you. so i mean, because i had representatives here from google can and it's essentially that fertilizer that that's being held or seized in easier pay and pool. it's not. let me, this is so much you want to, terry and supplies. i mean, this is how you grow your food. surely and rusher is not getting any income out of that squared. so, and we're giving it away where granting we're giving it away for free. just let land. those people have access to that fertilizer, so they can grow their own to solve their own food security problem. and this is why we just are not able to comprehend that signal either and keeping that green in there for the 2nd day of the russia,

africa. so much as wrapping up with somebody to still continuing to take advantage of the time that to meet on the sidelines as any stories develop will be she wants continues to bring you the latest news on the analysis from some pieces back the, to some of the news now the russian defense ministry stays ukraine has conducted a terror attack on a civilian area and southwest russia. 16 people have been wounded in an explosion. the walks to see of as all port safety of the guns won't carry on friday. the state of emergency was put into effect and the location. well, the use of the missile strength, obviously restaurants of the civilian areas. the city is located one actively near the phone. yes, we're public, the governess. so the russian ad defense system into step to the 2nd ms. all approaching the area. ships have been restricted from entering the cut straight,

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