WASHINGTON 21 (ANA) - A senior US State Department official has warned against potential destabilisation in the Central African Republic (CAR) ahead of presidential elections scheduled for December.

 

On his first visit to the country, the US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, said he wanted to know more about the Russian presence there "in their formal and informal capacities".

 

He had earlier told reporters that the US believed more than 700 Russian soldiers were deployed in CAR.(ANA)

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