Putin highly appreciates its organization because it was not only a high-level event. Several meetings were held on sports, science, education, higher education, and the media on the sidelines of the summit and the forum,” Peskov said.

The spokesman added that the summit’s participants expressed great interest in continuing the talks in “various formats.”

Peskov recalled that the Russia-Africa meeting takes place every three years, according to a joint declaration.

The Russian city of St. Petersburg hosted the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum on July 27-28 under the slogan “For Peace, Security, and Development.”

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