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Maria Manuela Lucas’ visit to Moscow also allowed her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to proclaim his country’s commitment to provide defence assistance to Mozambique. He said that Russia was committed to considering Mozambique’s need to strengthen its defence capability and strengthen its potential in the anti-terrorist sphere.
Russia and Mozambique reaffirmed their defence relations during a visit from the African country’s foreign minister to Moscow on Tuesday. Maria Manuela Lucas expressed concern over the ongoing war in Ukraine, but praised the “resilience” of the Russian people.
She said Mozambique had been following the situation “closely” and that her country “would very much like for this matter to be resolved peacefully.” She also stressed the war’s impact on food security in Africa.
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address that there would be another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday. Mozambique’s foreign minister said she hoped the upcoming negotiations would be “successful”.
Maria Manuela Lucas’ visit to Moscow also allowed her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to proclaim his country’s commitment to provide defence assistance to Mozambique. He said that Russia was committed to considering Mozambique’s need to strengthen defence capability and strengthen its potential in the anti-terrorist sphere.
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Russia and Mozambique have intensified their military cooperation for several years. The Mozambique government hired Russian mercenaries from the Wagner paramilitary group in 2019 to help fight a jihadist insurgency. .A 2020 German intelligence report found that Russia was planning to build a military base in the African country.
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