The presidents of Kenya and Belarus agreed to “broaden ties” throughout talks in Nairobi on Monday, the Kenyan presidency mentioned, as diplomatically-isolated Minsk seeks to safe extra African allies.
The go to comes a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Moscow, was in Equatorial Guinea as a part of an African tour to bolster ties on the continent.
Lukashenko was acquired at State Home within the capital Nairobi, his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto mentioned on X, previously Twitter.
The 2 leaders “agreed to broaden our ties to renewable power, commerce, funding and training,” Ruto mentioned.
“Immense alternatives exist between Kenya and Belarus that have to be exploited for the prosperity of the 2 nations,” Ruto mentioned, including that the East African nation was eager on tapping Belarus’ expertise in agriculture.
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Western nations have sanctioned Belarus and remoted Lukashenko for his agency backing of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a crackdown on home dissent.
The Jap European nation depends closely on Russia for political and monetary assist, and was used as a launchpad for Moscow’s assault in opposition to Ukraine in February 2022.
Kenya and Belarus didn’t point out Russia’s offensive of their statements on the go to.
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With the battle nonetheless raging in Ukraine, Moscow and Kyiv have sought to bolster assist on Africa for his or her trigger.
Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov made a shock go to to Kenya in Could on the heels of an African tour by his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
On Saturday, the Belarusian presidency mentioned Lukashenko’s go to was geared toward “intensifying interplay in all areas of mutual profit” and persevering with to determine “shut ties” between Minsk and African nations.
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Dubbed the final dictator of Europe, Lukashenko visited Zimbabwe early this 12 months on his first ever journey to a sub-Saharan African nation.
He signed cooperation agreements along with his Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, together with on launching the primary part of a regional centre to advertise Belarusian merchandise in central and west African markets.
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