23 Aug 2018 13:53

Top brass of Russia, Ivory Coast discuss military-technical cooperation

MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin and Ivory Coast Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko have discussed bilateral military-technical cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin met with Ivory Coast Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko on the sidelines of the Army 2018 international military-technical forum today. During the meeting, the sides discussed military and military-technical cooperation projects and exchanged opinions on key regional security issues facing the African continent," the ministry said.

"The parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening friendly relations between the armed forces of the two countries further," it said.