African nations where the Wagner private military company operates should decide themselves on whether to continue their cooperation, following a weekend mutiny against Russia’s military leadership that ended with the mercenary group’s leader agreeing to leave the country, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The top Russian diplomat commented at a televised briefing Thursday amid uncertainty about the future of Wagner’s role inside Russia and abroad, after an unsuccessful revolt, which Lavrov called a mere incident. Wagner has significant operations in Mali and the Central African Republic. In July, President Vladimir Putin will host a Russia-Africa summit, and more than half of the continent’s leaders are expected to attend in person, Lavrov said.
“There are direct agreements between governments of African countries and Wagner private military company,” Lavrov said. “The fate of these agreements between African countries and Wagner PMC will be decided primarily by the governments of the relevant countries and depending on their interest in continuing such cooperation on providing security to the authorities.”
© 2023 Bloomberg
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest Business News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
Denial of responsibility! NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
