FILE - President Abdel Fatah al-SisiCAIRO - 20 October 2019: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi sent on Friday an address to the participants in the Russia-Africa Summit to be held in Russia’s Sochi on October 23-24. The following is the text of the address.“The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres.

Source: Egypt Today October 20, 2019 12:56 UTC