Lesotho–Russia relations

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Lesotho–Russia relations
Map indicating locations of Lesotho and Russia

Lesotho
Russia

Lesotho–Russia relations are the

relations between Russia and Lesotho
.

Background

Soviet-era relations

The

Basotho King Moshoeshoe II on 9 June 1983.[3]

After a

embassies in the kingdom. The South African government responded angrily to the announcement, and reminded Jonathan of a promise he made in 1965 not to allow an embassy of any communist country in Lesotho so long as he was Prime Minister.[4] Vincent Makhele, the Basotho Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Moscow in September 1984 for discussions with officials in the Soviet government.[2]

In a sign of increased KGB presence in Lesotho, staffing levels in the embassy in Maseru were increased, and in May 1985 the Soviets appointed their first resident ambassador to Lesotho.[2][5] In December 1985, Makhele returned to Moscow, and signed a cultural and scientific co-operation agreement, and a technical and economic agreement, with the Soviets.[2] Soviet inroads in Lesotho suffered a setback when Jonathan was overthrown in January 1986 in a military coup which was led by Justin Lekhanya.[2]

Russian Federation relations

Diplomatic ties

credentials to Dmitry Medvedev
on 5 February 2010.
accreditation
as ambassador of Lesotho to the Russian Federation on 27 June 2014

On 24 January 1992, Lesotho recognised the

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 5 February 2010.[7]

Cultural ties

Since the beginning of the bilateral relationship with Lesotho, some 50 Basotho nationals have been educated in Soviet and Russian universities. Some of these graduates are employed in senior positions in the

government of Lesotho, the most prominent of whom is Monyane Moleleki, the Basotho foreign minister, who graduated from Moscow State University.[6] Since 1996, the Russian government provides to Lesotho, scholarships for three Basotho citizens to obtain basic higher education, and one scholarship for a Basotho citizen to study in graduate school.[6]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 90-247-3628-5
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e Pascoe, III, William W. (21 July 1986). "Moscow's Strategy in Southern Africa: A Country by Country Review" (PDF). The Heritage Foundation. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ Посольство СССР в Лесото (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  4. ISBN 0-85255-307-2
    . Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  5. ISBN 0-8179-8901-3
    . Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  6. ^
    Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 17 February 2009. Archived
    from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  7. ^ "Dmitry Medvedev received the letters of credence from eleven new ambassadors to the Russian Federation". Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow: President of Russia. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2010.

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