ADVERTISEMENT
Russia is 'not sending troops' to C Africa: Deputy foreign ministerRussia has previously sent military instructors to CAR under a bilateral cooperation agreement
AFP
Last Updated IST
 Representative Image. Credit: AP Photo
Representative Image. Credit: AP Photo

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Monday rejected reports that the country had sent troops to the Central African Republic after an alleged attempted coup ahead of upcoming elections.

"We are not sending troops," the Interfax news agency cited Bogdanov as saying.

Russia has previously sent military instructors to CAR under a bilateral cooperation agreement.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
(Published 21 December 2020, 23:11 IST)