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Representatives of Russia and Africa discussed humanitarian partnership and its successes On May 22, the State Duma hosted the humanitarian forum "Russia-Africa: from implemented projects to new achievements", dedicated to Africa Day. The event was organized by the Expert Council under the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma A.M. Babakov. The plenary session of the forum was preceded by the opening of the exhibition "Humanitarian cooperation Russia-Africa. Mission of good". During the event, the leader of the "A Just Russia" faction Sergey Mironov and the representative of the KPRF faction Nina Ostanina made welcoming remarks. The forum brought together representatives of all factions represented in the State Duma Alexander Babakov opened the plenary session. In his speech, he noted that the Russian Federation is ready to move away from exclusively commodity relations with the continent to relations related to the transfer and joint development of high technologies. In turn, Deputy Director of the Department of Partnership with Africa of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Panyukhov called strong ties in the humanitarian sphere the main guarantee of advancing cooperation between the parties. In particular, projects aimed at young people. Commenting on the training of personnel, First Deputy General Director of Russian Railways Sergey Pavlov reported that the concept of the company's social and humanitarian potential abroad has been approved. Among other things, it includes financial assistance to Russian-language schools and railway lyceums in African countries. Chairman of the Union of African Diasporas in Russia (SADR); President of the Ethiopian Diaspora in Russia Kinfu Zenebe Tafesse pointed out the need to train African doctors in modern medicine. He noted that folk remedies are still widely used in Africa. The pressing issue of direct settlements with the African continent was raised by RT representative Svyatoslav Shchegolev. According to him, as soon as any of the African countries resumes or creates such a system, the company will be among the first to take advantage of it. "This entire broad spectrum shows that in reality the prospects for cooperation that are now opening up before us are very diverse," summed up the discussion member of the Expert Council, CEO of the International Center for Business Promotion Yulia Berg. #AREA#Africa#RussiaAfrica#Russia