The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. General Birame Diop, received the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nigeria, Mr. Igor Ivannikov, who led a high-level Russian delegation on a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja on Friday, 11 September 2026. During the meeting, Mr. Ivannikov conveyed a congratulatory letter from the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Andrey Podyolyshev, to President Diop on his assumption of office as President of the ECOWAS Commission for a four-year term. The Ambassador also conveyed his best wishes to President Diop and his team for a successful tenure and reaffirmed Russia's interest in maintaining bilateral engagement with the ECOWAS Commission. Mr. Ivannikov further delivered a formal invitation from the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Vladimir Putin, inviting President Diop to participate in the 3rd Russia–Africa Summit, scheduled to take place in October 2026 in Moscow.
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