Mozambique–Russia relations (russian: Российско-мозамбикские отношения) date back to the 1960s, when Russia began to support the struggle of Mozambique's Marxist-oriented
FRELIMO
FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's firs ...
party against
Portuguese colonialism. Most leaders of the
FRELIMO
FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's firs ...
were trained in Moscow. Diplomatic relations were formally established on 25 June 1975, soon after
Mozambique gained its independence from
Portugal
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. In June 2007, both Russia and Mozambique signed an agreement on economic cooperation.
Russia has an embassy in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...
while Mozambique has an embassy in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
, Russia.
Security cooperation
During a visit to
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...
by Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, ; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as the Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004.
Lavrov served as the Permanent Represe ...
, it was announced that Russia would increase counter-terrorism cooperation with Mozambique.
Energy
In 2015,
Rosneft was awarded three licenses to extract
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
near the Rovuma basin, in partnership with
Exxon Mobil.
See also
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Foreign relations of Mozambique
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Foreign relations of Russia
The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article covers the foreign policy of the Russian Fed ...
References
External links
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Documents on the Mozambique–Russia relationship from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs*
Embassy of Russia in Maputo
Bilateral relations of Russia
Africa–Russia relations
Russia
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