Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to Visit Niger for Ministerial Meeting
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- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced his delegation will travel to Niamey, Niger, on Wednesday for the second Russia-Alliance of Sahel States ministerial meeting, involving Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
- The visit follows consultations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on an African tour, starting in Ethiopia, and will attend a ministerial meeting in Niger with the Alliance of Sahel States.
ADDIS ABABA, July 7. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he will go to the Republic of the Niger on Wednesday, where he will attend the second Russia - Alliance of Sahel States ministerial meeting.
"We have informed our friends that our delegation will travel to Niger, to Niamey tomorrow, where we will have the second full-format Russia - Alliance of Sahel States - Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso ministerial meeting," the minister said at a press conference following consultations with African Union Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.
"And we will also take into account the results of today’s talks to drive the constructive agenda during these negotiations, including the development of closer contacts between the Alliance of Sahel States and the African Union," Lavrov added.
Earlier, the Russian foreign minister arrived on a visit in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, which is the starting point of his African tour.
Offene Fragen
- What specific topics will be discussed at the ministerial meeting?
- What are the expected outcomes of the Russia-Alliance of Sahel States meeting?
