MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Sixty-one out of the sixty-five delegation that were invited to the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow have attended the event, Tatiana Dovgalenko, director of the Russian foreign ministry’s department of partnership with Africa, said.

"As for the statistics, I can say that 65 delegations were invited, 61 arrived in Moscow. Those absent include Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Eswatini, and one African structure, namely the African Development Bank," she said.

According to the Russian diplomat, African partner thank the Russian side and note that the summit was held successfully.