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Russia highlights progress in Africa in Jubilee for unity
Moscow, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Foreign Ministry highlighted the progress of Africa in the last half century, today on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the Jubilee for the day of the continent in Addis Ababa.Russian diplomacy recognizes the aspirations towards peace, security and sustainable socio-economic development of the region, reflected in the establishment of the pan-African organization. As a continuation of the OAU, since 2002, the African Union (AU) plays an important role in coordination of integration processes and strengthening political ties, economic and humanitarian among nations, said the spokesman of Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukashevich. diplomat praised the work of the AU in the conclusion of approaches to key problems regional and global agenda, and the interaction of Africa with international forums such as the G20, the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and
South Africa) and UN agencies. Internally, appreciating the efforts of the AU in conflict prevention and unlock and crisis situations on the continent. A document which had access to Prensa Latina, and which reflects a vision of Russian diplomats, grants broad relevance to the creation of the OAU (1963), as symbol of the liberation of Africa from colonialism, a process that undoubtedly affected the course of events in the world. While recognizing the progress made in the middle of the century, after independence, the authors blamed on remnants of colonialism, the problems of the continent's socio-economic development, human, and even inter-ethnic and inter-religious conflicts. artificial delineation of borders by Western powers - Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom-is the cause today basically tribal wars and armed conflicts between neighboring states observed. Eritrea's birth (1993) as an independent state
after the partition of Ethiopia, after a prolonged confrontation, and forced the emergence of the Republic of South Sudan ( 2011) as the new African country on the map, next to Sudan, stand out as the most contemporary examples that neocolonial policy, according to experts. To Russian diplomacy, a genuine commitment to solving pressing problems old and goes to Africa mainly because extra-regional actors present in the continent, renounce double standards and geopolitical games. lac / ode
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