MOSCOW. Oct 24 (Interfax) - The heads of state and government of the countries which participated in the Russia-Africa Summit want to jointly tackle financial blackmail and political dictatorship.
The summit declaration, which is published on the Kremlin website, contains the relevant clause.
The summit participants agreed to "work together to counter political dictatorship and financial blackmail in international trade and economic cooperation."
The signees additionally want "to prevent individual countries from obtaining the exclusive right to determine the appropriateness and permissible parameters of legal collaboration between other countries" and "avoid manipulating requirements of the global non-proliferation regime for exerting pressure on unwelcome countries and competing unfairly."
The first Russia-Africa summit was held in Sochi on October 23-24. The summit was attended by representatives of 54 African countries, 43 of whom were heads of state.