Located at the crossroads of international trade routes - key transportation arteries pass through this hub, from Europe, through the Suez Canal, into the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and further into Asia and Australia - a base in Djibouti will give Russia vastly improved access to the Indian Ocean.
It will mean better security of strategic sea routes in many parts of the World Ocean, and expansion of military-political and military-technical cooperation with countries of the region. It will provide repairs, resupply operations, and rest for crew members. The new logistics center in Sudan is just the first step, but one of exceptional significance, Col Khodarenok concluded.
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