ST. PETERSBURG, July 30. /TASS/. The African continent as a whole has a very friendly and positive attitude towards Russia, despite differences of opinion in individual countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The head of state pointed out that "there are different people," that is different politicians in different states. "But on the whole, the African continent is extremely friendly and positive towards us," Putin told reporters after the second Russia-Africa Summit, noting that he was very pleased to realize this.