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The summit, which is being held from July 27-28, is expected to be attended by many African heads of state and government.
Gai is leading a delegation of South Sudanese officials to the summit, including acting foreign minister deng dau malek, Minister of Mining Martin Abocha, and the First Undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kuol Daniel Ayulo.
The summit is seen as an opportunity for Russia to strengthen its ties with African countries.
Russia is already a major supplier of arms and military equipment to Africa, and the summit is expected to discuss ways to increase cooperation in other areas, such as trade, investment, and agriculture.
Gai said that he is looking forward to the summit and that he hopes to discuss ways to strengthen the relationship between South Sudan and Russia.
“We have a long history of cooperation with Russia, and I am confident that this summit will help to further strengthen our ties,” Gai said told reporters upon arrival at Pulkovo airport.
“We are particularly interested in discussing ways to increase trade and investment between our two countries,” he added.
The Second Russia-Africa Summit is the largest event in Russia-Africa relations since the first summit was held in 2019.
The summit is expected to be a major opportunity for Russia to expand its influence in Africa.
Therefore, the 3% from oil producing Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area seems to speak on its mismanagement, not likely having been allocated to right use on necessity developmental projects, education, health services, and clean water provision to the civil populations who are mainly affected the most by the oil pollution and environmental depletions. Thanks, and well-done jobs by the South Sudan council of States at the national legislature assembly for bringing up this very important conscientious to rescue the oil’s producing states and administrative area (Unity State and GRAA) in order for them to have put the 3% oil’s revenues on the right track, instead of letting the 3% oil’s revenues end up on some few individuals’ pockets for just helping immediate family’s members of household for their upkeeps.