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France Never Met Our Expectations, Russia Is A Mutually Beneficial Partner https://www.nairaland.com/7560477/france-never-met-expectations-russia#120741613 |
Cooperating with France never met our expectations Abdoulaye Diop insisted that any country seeking to cooperate with his nation must observe the principle of Mali’s sovereignty and respect its right to choose a partner it needs. Mali rejected further cooperation with France as the bilateral ties no longer met its national interests, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said following talks with Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday. "As for France, we have come to all the conclusions," he said. "This cooperation failed to meet the aspirations of the Malian people," he added. According to Diop, "our goal is to foster our country’s autonomous and independent capability to defend Mali’s integrity, and today, we are quite capable of doing so." The Malian foreign minister insisted that any country seeking to cooperate with his nation must observe the principle of Mali’s sovereignty and respect its right to choose a partner it needs. "They should respect our interests, and this should be a sincere partnership that would not ignite any discord between any sections of our society," Diop underscored as he said this applied not only to France, but to "any other nation who would like to cooperate with us.". https://tass.com/world/1572851 Mali 'will not make excuses' for choosing Russia as partner for cooperation Mali's Foreign Minister stressed that Mali is acting taking into account, among other things, "the interests of the Malians themselves in all the decisions being made" Mali won’t explain itself to anyone for choosing Russia as a partner for cooperation, the country’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. "We’ve decided to bolster our partnership together with Russia and thus showed that we will not make excuses for the choice of partner that we’ve made," he said. The Malian top diplomat noted that this decision was made by the Malians "with full responsibility." "And Mali will work with Russia just like with other partners who will stand for the key principles outlined by interim President [of Mali Assimi Goita]," he pointed out, stressing that Mali is acting taking into account, among other things, "the interests of the Malians themselves in all the decisions being made." https://tass.com/world/1572823 Mali seeks to strengthen economic ties with Russia Mali wishes to improve its trade and economic ties with Russia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali Abdoulaye Diop said following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "We also aim to improve the economic aspect of our relationship. We support Moscow's move to expand ties with Bamako. The Moscow-Bamako relations must be reinforced," he said. "We work together to strengthen trade and economic relations. We will develop a unique structure for organizing these long-term projects," the minister added. According to Diop, Russia has made critical decisions to ensure Mali's access to grain, electricity, and fertilizers. "All of this will contribute to the comfort of our people," he continued. Mali's Foreign Minister also mentioned Russia’s interest in several Malian goods. In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that deliveries of Russian wheat, fertilizers and petroleum products to Mali would start in the near future. "We are continuing humanitarian assistance to Mali, including, in the first place, through the bilateral line. I hope deliveries of wheat, fertilizers, petroleum products and other strategic goods will start in the near future," Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop. "Our trade turnover is growing and fairly quickly - by twenty-odd percent last year. Still, absolute figures are not very impressive - this is our common assessment. We agree that mineral resources tapping, exploration, energy, transport and other infrastructure, and agriculture are promising spheres to apply our efforts," Lavrov said. https://tass.com/economy/1572809 FreddieGray:
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