Closing the gap between Moscow and Gaborone

Russian ambassador and minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relation.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Russian ambassador and minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relation.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The Embassy of Russia recently hosted Foreign Affairs minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, other senior government officials and a large proportion of the diplomatic corps at the country’s Diplomacy Day. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI had an opportunity for a face to face with Russian Ambassador, Victor Sibilev

Mmegi: Kindly describe the state of relations between Botswana and Russia in terms of trade agreements, bilateral cooperation and history.

Sibilev: Diplomatic relations between Russia and Botswana were established in 1970 after the exchange of notes between the Embassy of the Soviet Union and the High Commission of Botswana in London. Six years later the Soviet Embassy was established in Gaborone to become one of the few foreign diplomatic missions in Botswana at the time. Over time, our bilateral ties have become more solid and diverse, which entail new tasks for our governments and for the Embassy.

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