# Putin holds talks with Equatorial Guinea’s president

https://mins.news/en/item/118049

- TASS, 2026-10-27 20:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2209141

> Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting visiting Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum’s eighth summit. Earlier, Putin backed Mbasogo’s proposals for gas-sector cooperation; the countries are also discussing possible Russian company participation in a Central African gas transmission project.

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