Delegates From 12 African Countries Arrive In Russia's Sochi Ahead Of Summit

Delegates From 12 African Countries Arrive in Russia's Sochi Ahead of Summit

Delegates from 12 African countries have arrived in the Russian city of Sochi ahead of the Russia-Africa summit and economic forum this week, the airport authority told Sputnik on Tuesday

SOCHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd October, 2019) Delegates from 12 African countries have arrived in the Russian city of Sochi ahead of the Russia-Africa summit and economic forum this week, the airport authority told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"As of 3:55 p.m. [12:55 GMT], October 22, the Sochi International Airport has welcomed delegations from Zimbabwe, Mosqmbique, Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Guinea, Gabon, South Sudan and Sudan," the authority said.

Each delegation is welcomed by people in traditional Russian costumes who offer them a piece of round bread with a pinch of salt that visitors to Russia are expected to eat.

A total of 47 delegations are expected to attend the two-day series of events that begin on Wednesday. The summit will be co-chaired by Egypt and Russia, and the Rossiya Segodnya news agency is an official media partner.