SIRIUS /Federal Territory/, November 10. /TASS/. Africa will inevitably be one of the centers of a multipolar world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the closing ceremony of the Russia-Africa partnership forum’s ministerial conference.

"Apart from the joint statement, we held serious discussions on these topics (independent economies and industries - TASS). These topics stem from the profound transformations that are going on in the world and that will inevitably lead to the formation of a multipolar architecture. And, or course, the African continent must and will be one of the centers of a multipolar world," he said.

The first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa partnership forum was held in the Sirius Federal Territory on November 9 and 10. Around 1,500 delegates, including 45 ministers from African countries, took part.