Key facts
- South African Army chief Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha visited Moscow.
- Mbatha held talks with Russian Colonel General Alexander Matovnikov, deputy commander-in-chief of Russia's land forces.
- An agreement was reached to strengthen cooperation between the land forces of both nations.
- The visit included discussions on joint projects to enhance combat readiness.
- South Africa seeks to maintain a non-aligned stance on the Ukraine conflict.
Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha, the chief of the South African Army, held talks with Russian counterparts in Moscow, resulting in an agreement to bolster ties between the two nations' land forces. This was Mbatha's second official visit to Russia, where he was part of a military delegation that also visited military academies and defense companies.