Mozambique–Russia relations (Russian: Российско-мозамбикские отношения) date back to the 1960s, when Russia began to support the struggle of Mozambique's Marxist-oriented FRELIMO party against Portuguese colonialism. Most leaders of the FRELIMO party were trained in Moscow. Diplomatic relations were formally established on 25 June 1975, soon after Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal. In June 2007, both Russia and Mozambique signed an agreement on economic cooperation.[1] Russia has an embassy in Maputo while Mozambique has an embassy in Moscow, Russia.
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Security cooperation
editDuring a visit to Maputo by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, it was announced that Russia would increase counter-terrorism cooperation with Mozambique.[2]
Energy
editIn 2015, Rosneft was awarded three licenses to extract natural gas near the Rovuma basin, in partnership with ExxonMobil.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russia to Develop Economic Cooperation with Mozambique | Russian Spy, World and Russian News". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ a b Nhamire, Borges (March 7, 2018). "Russia Boosts Military Cooperation With Mozambique After Attacks". Bloomberg News.
External links
edit- (in Russian) Documents on the Mozambique–Russia relationship from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- (in Portuguese and Russian) Embassy of Russia in Maputo
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