🇷🇺🇲🇱 Russia and Mali strengthen defence partnership 🤝 In preparation for the main events of the third Russia–Africa Summit, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Vasily Osmakov held a working meeting with Minister Delegate to the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Mali Divisional General Oumar Diarra. 💬 During the talks, the sides discussed the current situation of bilateral cooperation in the defence sphere and promising areas of cooperation. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and demonstrated the friendly nature of the Russian-Malian relations. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry