August 3, 2023 Meeting with representatives of the National Coordination Council of Youth for Peace and Development of Chad

On August 3, 2023, at the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a meeting was held with representatives of the National Coordination Council of Youth for Peace and Development of Chad (CONAJEPDT). Director of the Institute, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Member of the Presidium of the RAS Irina Abramova and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Chad Vladimir Sokolenko had a conversation with representatives of the Chadian delegation - the national secretary of the political party Chadian Convention for Peace and Development (CTPD) Jean-Michel Gerane, the national coordinator of the Council Mahamat Oumar Ibrahim and Oumar Bashir Yacoub. Also present at the meeting were members of the Young Scholars Council of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (YSC IAFR RAS) - Deputy Chairman of the YSC IAfr RAS, Research Fellow Andrey Barinov and Junior Research Fellow Tamara Andreeva.

During the meeting, the discussion participants exchanged views on the future of Africa, promising directions for the development of Russia’s relations with the countries of the continent, in particular with the Republic of Chad. Irina Abramova stressed that the future of the world belongs to Africa, the continent with the youngest population. In this regard, building a dialogue between representatives of the youth of our countries is critically important, she added.

The delegation from Chad highly appreciated the organization of the Second Economic and Humanitarian Forum Russia – Africa and also expressed a desire to expand the partner network and make new acquaintances among colleagues in Russia. In turn, Irina Abramova shared her thoughts on the development of Russian-African youth programs, noting the role of various Russian scientific organizations and government agencies in this matter.