Mali–Russia relations

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Mali–Russia relations
Map indicating locations of Mali and Russia

Mali
Russia

Mali–Russia relations (

bilateral relations between Mali and Russia
.

Background

Soviet-era relations

The

Air Mali.[4][5] Under the cultural agreement Russia sent circus performers, sports coaches and a soccer team to Mali.[6]

When Keïta was overthrown by

its military. Approximately 50 Soviet military advisors provided armour, artillery and parachute training to Mali's military, and trained all of Mali's pilots.[7] The Soviets also improved the Malian Air Force base in Mopti, and occasionally used Malian airfields to stage supply flights for groups it supported in Angola.[7]

Russian Federation relations

Diplomatic ties

Dmitry Medvedev with Bréhima Coulibaly

On 16 January 1992, Mali recognised the

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.[9]

Russian involvement in the 2020 Malian coup d'état has been speculated.[10][11][12]

Political ties

Malick Diaw with Vladimir Putin's close associate Vyacheslav Volodin in Moscow, Russia, 19 March 2023

Economic and military ties

Second-hand Aero L-39 jets donated to Mali by Russia, Bamako airport, 9 August 2022.

In November 2022, Russia was committed to send shipments worth around $100 million to Mali, including 60,000 tonnes of petroleum products, 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 25,000 tonnes of wheat, according to Minister of Economy and Finance Alousséni Sanou.[15] In February 2023, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov met Malian military junta leaders to ensure his country's support to Mali against the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel.[16]

References

  1. ISBN 90-286-0609-2
    . Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-87013-560-0
    . Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  3. ^ "Russia and Mali Sign Trade, Cultural Pacts". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1961. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  4. ISBN 0-7864-0495-7
    . Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  5. ^ "Russia Signs Pact to Sell Planes to Mali". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1961. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. Eugene Register Guard
    . February 18, 1962. Retrieved 2009-07-17. Under a cultural agreement with Mali, Russia« ill send circus performers, sports coaches and a football team to the former French African colony ...
  7. ^
    Department of State
    . 21 October 1976. p. 28. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  8. ^
    Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    . 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  9. ^ Послы иностранных государств, вручившие верительные грамоты Президенту России (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  10. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Was Russia behind the coup in Mali? | DW | 26.08.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  11. ^ Obaji, Philip Jr. (2020-08-21). "Russia Trained the Militants Who Just Seized Power in Mali". The Daily Beast.
  12. ^ Obaji, Philip Jr. (2021-06-02). "How These Coup Plotters Staged a False Flag Pro-Russia March". The Daily Beast.
  13. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original
    on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-07-17. Russian-Malian political consultations took place in Bamako on April 30 - May 1, conducted by Alexander Makarenko, Director of the Africa Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and N. L. Traore, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali.
  14. Embassy of Russia in Ghana. Archived from the original
    on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-17. His meetings with the President of the Republic of Mali and senior officials from security structures and the Foreign Ministry have shown that the two sides have common approaches to the problems in counteraction against international terrorism in all its manifestations. The Mali highly assessed the Russian Federation's contribution to intensifying the antiterrorist struggle, and its activity as the Chairman of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee.
  15. ^ "Russia to send $100m in food and fuel to Mali, minister says". Al Jazeera. 3 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Russia vows to boost military cooperation with Mali". DW. 8 February 2023.

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