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The President of Russia spoke on the phone with President of Angola Joao Lourenco

Both sides said they were satisfied with the current level of friendly Russian-Angolan relations and reaffirmed their mutual striving to develop them still further, including mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, the economy, science and technology.

At the request of Joao Lourenco, Vladimir Putin informed him about the causes and goals of the special military operation to protect Donbass, and he gave a principled assessment of the current status of talks with Ukrainian representatives.

The leaders agreed to continue their contacts at various levels.

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Angolan side.