Putin hopes African Union joining G20 in September

Moscow , July 28,2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the decision to grant the African Union full membership of the G20 will be taken in the grouping’s New Delhi Summit in September, according to the statement released by the Kremlin..
Putin said this in a trilateral meeting held with the Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat.
In the trilateral meeting, Putin said that Russia is ready to help strengthen African countries’ sovereignty and contribute to Africa becoming a key partner in the new system of the multipolar world order.