MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Russia is developing its relations with the African Union on a comprehensive and long-term basis, and bilateral ties between Russia and Burundi are developing in a positive direction, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
On Thursday, the Russian president held a meeting with President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye, who is also the current chairman of the African Union. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the chairman of the African Union Commission, also attended the meeting.
"We are developing relations with the African Union, which you now head, based on a comprehensive and long-term basis," Putin said at the meeting in Moscow. "You know well that we have supported your drive to become a full-fledged G20 member."
"And on the bilateral front, so to speak, our relations are developing in a positive direction. Bilateral ties are being strengthened," he noted.
The Russian president recalled that the year of 2027 will mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Burundi.
