Senior Eritrean delegation, composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab, met and held talks in Sochi with Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. The two sides conducted friendly and comprehensive discussions spanning bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments. Regarding bilateral relations, the two sides focused […]
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Asmara is viewed by Moscow as politically reliable with respect to being a multipolar partner in its own right, Russia’s gateway to Ethiopia, and a regional logistics center for expanding trade with the Global South. BY ANDREW KORYBKO Eritrea’s consistent defense of its sovereignty and the newfound geostrategic context in which Russia is operating have […]
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Russia has found allies in several African countries which have taken a more neutral stance on its conflict with Ukraine and Eritrea was one of the only five countries to vote consistently supporting Russian initiatives in the UN. BY DUNCAN MIRIRI | REUTERS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday […]
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First-ever visit to the country by a Russian foreign minister Senior delegation of the Russian Federation led by Foreign Minister Mr. Sergey Lavrov arrived in the port city of Massawa in the morning hours today for a one-day official visit to Eritrea. He was accompanied by President Putin’s Special Representative for the Middle East & […]
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The issue is not a matter of support for Russia or Putin. PRESS RELEASE | SHABAIT These are dangerous times. The anguish and human sufferings inculcated in the war in Ukraine are too familiar that could and should have been avoidable from the outset. More ominously, the world is on a precipice of a colossal […]
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Russia views its naval facility as a mechanism to expand its power projection on the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. BY SAMUEL RAMANI | WPR Following Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s approval last month of a new naval base to be built on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, official Kremlin statements have billed […]
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“The speculative report is an utterly false and mere extension of a covert and pathetic smear campaign” – Eritrea’s Minister of Information BY TESFANEWS* Russia is moving to expand its sphere of influence in Africa through new military bases in a move military experts say is aimed at building a military force in the form […]
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Economic sanctions against Eritrea have been in place since 2009, while an arms embargo has been imposed since 2013 BY TASS – RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted the sanctions imposed on Eritrea, which have been in place for almost ten years. The presidential decree is published on the official portal of […]
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