By Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the President of Equatorial Guinea, to Moscow on Thursday for diplomatic talks focusing on energy cooperation and bilateral relations.
During the meeting, Putin emphasized the successful collaboration between Russia and the oil-rich West African nation within international energy organizations. “Your country is our partner in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. We have also been successfully cooperating with Equatorial Guinea in OPEC+ for a long time,” Putin stated.
The Russian leader highlighted the shared objective of stabilizing global energy markets, noting, “Our common task, of course, is to stabilize world energy markets. And in general, together with partners within these organizations, we manage to solve this task quite effectively.”
The Kremlin announced that the two leaders would also address various international and regional issues during their talks, in addition to discussing bilateral relations.
