MOSCOW, July 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his colleague from Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, had a talk at a reception hosted in honor of the guests of the Russia-Africa forum, and agreed to hold a bilateral meeting scheduled for Thursday, Friday, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
«And on reception was discussed, and rescheduled for tomorrow (meeting — ed.),» Peskov said.
On Thursday, Putin had a very rich program on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa forum: he held talks with the chairman of the African Union, the president of the Union of the Comoros and Chairman of the African Union Commission, spoke at the plenary session of the Economic and Humanitarian Forum. The President of the Russian Federation also spoke with the Presidents of Mozambique, Burundi, Burundi and Uganda. In addition, the Russian leader met at a working breakfast with the heads of African regional organizations and hosted a reception in honor of the participants in the Russia-Africa Forum.