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Expectations on the Academy Development Initiative Webinar on Role of Academies of Sciences in Africa

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Statement by Mr. Joshua Setipa, Managing Director

29 July 2021, Turkey

 

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure to be on this webinar and reconnect with you. Since the last time we interacted especially with the lead academies, there have been a number of developments in supporting academies of sciences in Africa.

Rosсongress Foundation and Secretariat of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum partner with UN Technology Bank to support LDCs

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Moscow – Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Roscongress Foundation, the RC-Investments Fund, and the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries held a series of meetings in Moscow. In attendance were also representatives of the Russian Investment Agency, which assisted in organizing the gathering. The meetings discussed opportunities for joint cooperation during international congress and exhibition events both in Russia and abroad.