Russian Foreign Ministry building MOSCOW, Jan 4 other countries, is open to cooperation with the countries of the continent, China and the European Union, Vsevolod Tkachenko, director of the Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “We do not see Africa as an arena for Russia's confrontation with anyone else. where we, cooperating with our African friends and partners, are open to interaction with all interested participants, with the same European Union, with China and other countries, «Tkachenko said. Russia, in his words, understands that» many have their own economic and political interests that do not always coincide with the interests of others. «» But we believe that healthy competition can even benefit the cause, the main thing is that it should be healthy and civilized. Our principled approach lies in the orientation towards cooperation, not confrontation. At the same time, we believe that in Africa, after all, the main thing is the opinion of the Africans themselves with whom to cooperate and how, «Tkachenko added. 
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