Democratic Republic of the Congo–Russia relations


Democratic Republic of the Congo–Russia relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russia. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has an embassy in Moscow and an honorary consulate in Yekaterinburg. Russia has an embassy in Kinshasa. The relations between the two countries were established on July 7, 1960 and restored since November 30, 1967.
The DRC and Russia have positive relations. Sergei Lavrov met with the Foreign Minister of the DRC in April 2009, stating that Russia will increase cooperation with DR Congo. In 2010, thirty officers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were awarded scholarships to study in Russian military academies. This is part of a bigger effort to improve the FARDC by Russia. In December 2014, a Russian language school opened in Kinshasa for the Congolese Diplomatic Academy. Throughout 2013 and 2014, small groups of Congolese National Police attended two-month training stints in Russia.