# Putin: Russia hopes to welcome South African delegation at Russia-Africa summit

https://mins.news/en/item/54834

- TASS, 2026-09-11 15:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2186327

> Russia attaches great importance to developing relations with African countries and hopes to welcome a representative South African delegation to the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 28-29, Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa.

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