Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has arrived in Moscow on working visit after his reelection

Russia has trained thousands of specialists for the Republic of the Congo in recent years, President Vladimir Putin has said during talks with Congolese leader Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Speaking in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin also emphasized that Russia sees strong potential to deepen cooperation across multiple sectors, ranging from economic ties to energy, logistics, agriculture, and geological exploration.

“Eight thousand specialists have been trained in Russia in previous years for your country,” Putin said.

He congratulated Sassou Nguesso on his reelection last month, noting that Russia was the first foreign destination following the vote, and invited him to take part in the third upcoming Russia-Africa Summit, which will be held in October.

For his part, the Congolese leader said that after the talks in Moscow, both sides would be able to better define parts of their cooperation plan and agree on it for…