According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia was one of the first countries to establish full diplomatic relations with Botswana.

Also on January 14, 1977, in the call of attacks on Botswana by Southern Rhodesia, the Soviet Union joined the United Nations Security Council Resolution 403 to condemn the attacks.

Russia and Botswana have had fruitful cooperation in a variety of fields, particularly in human resource development.

And Russia is still offering more scholarship in key sectors such as health, which is currently experiencing a critical shortage of manpower.

Botswana also is one of the countries where Russian citizens do not require a visa.