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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s strongman, Assimi Goita held a diplomatic conversation on Wednesday to discuss pressing issues regarding Mali and their partnership. Goita revealed that the conversation focused mainly on economic and security issues.

“I had a rich telephone conversation with H.E.M. Vladimir Putin. We discussed the ways and means of strengthening bilateral cooperation, in particular economic and security”, Goita said.

He added in a tweet that, “we discussed the support of the Russian Federation for Mali’s political transition and I praised the quality of our partnership, which respects the sovereignty of Mali and the aspirations of its population.”

Multiple reports also indicated that Mali’s President has been invited for the upcoming 2023 Russia-Africa summit scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg.