The Russian Cabinet of Ministers approved a project on military cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The document was published on the official legal information portal.
In July 2023, negotiations were reported between Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Alexander Fomin and Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs of the Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba. In this case, it is allowed to make changes to the attached draft that are not of a fundamental nature. The Russian government has issued an order to sign a military cooperation agreement with the Congo.