Anicet Gabriel Kotchofa congratulated Russians on National Unity Day

Anicet Gabriel Kotchofa, Ex-Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin in the Russian Federation and in the CIS countries, Director General of the International Coordination Council of Educational Institutions Alumni INCORVUZ, President of the Association of Foreign Alumni Living and Working in Russia, President of the Union of Africans in Russia, Deputy Head of the Board of Trustees of the Association of International Students in Russia, recorded a video message in which he congratulated Russians on National Unity Day.

«Good afternoon, dear friends!

Today, on November 4, Russia, our second homeland, celebrates a national holiday – National Unity Day. On behalf of the International Coordination Council of Educational Institutions Alumni INCORVUZ, on behalf of Efremova Larisa Ivanovna, the President of our organization, on behalf of all graduates, I would like to congratulate all Russians on this wonderful holiday.

            Russia is a multinational, multi-confessional country. More than two hundred nations coexist and live in friendship, unity and harmony in this country. We, foreign graduates from different countries, always remember our student years, our professors and our friends, and we are very grateful for the knowledge we received. We sincerely wish happiness, prosperity, peace, kindness and mutual understanding. We, foreign graduates and Russia, are a large multinational family. Happy holiday, dear friends!» – said Anicet Gabriel Kotchofa.