MOSCOW, October 28 (HS/RIA Novosti) - The third Russia-Africa summit, co-chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Burundian President and African Union chair Evariste Ndayishimiye, will kick off in Moscow on Wednesday.

The third edition of the international event will become an authoritative platform for developing practical solutions aimed at strengthening the multifaceted partnership between Russia and African nations. Heads of state, government officials, members of international organizations, business and financial executives and members of scientific and expert communities from Russia and African countries will attend the summit.

Putin will take part in the Economic Humanitarian Forum held as part of the summit. He will hold bilateral talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the event. A working meeting between the Russian leader and the heads of leading African organizations is also scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the summit.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Indrani Sarkar