This is reported by TASS.
"In Africa, it is well understood that this former Soviet republic has become an arena not of a banal war between neighbors, but of a confrontation between the new and old worlds, different concepts of the future," Ozerov said.
According to him, the Russia-Africa International Parliamentary Conference held at the end of March demonstrated the attitude of the countries of the continent towards Russia.
Also, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said that a number of African countries hope that Russia will help them become independent from Western states.
In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with the Chairman of the African Union, President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani, the issues of holding the second Russia-Africa summit.