MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. The motto of the third Russia-Africa summit, held in Moscow, was "For Peace, Security and Development," which set the course of the discussions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news conference following the summit.

"It is certainly gratifying that 21 African leaders, high-ranking delegations from the overwhelming majority of countries on the continent, and heads of almost all leading African integration organizations took part in the Moscow summit. The motto of this summit is ‘For Peace, Security and Development,’" the Russian leader said.

As Putin emphasized, this motto essentially determined the course and topics of the discussions.