Hommam Al Nassim 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived yesterday, Monday, in Guinea, the first stop of his African tour aimed at strengthening Russian-African relations.
Lavrov’s visit is Lavrov’s first to Guinea since 2013, where he was received upon his arrival at Conakry Airport by his Guinean counterpart, Murisanda Kouyate.
According to the Guinean Foreign Ministry, the Russian minister will meet with the leader of the military junta, Mamadi Doumbouya, who has been in power since 2021.
TASS news agency also reported that Guinea will be a stop on Lavrov’s African tour, without specifying which countries he will visit.
While the Russian news agency Avrenzo reported that Lavrov will arrive in Chad tomorrow, Wednesday, and according to the same agency, Lavrov is expected to visit Burkina Faso.
In July of last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the leaders of African countries to a summit in St. Petersburg, during which ways to strengthen the economic and trade partnership between Russia and African countries were discussed. The summit also focused on humanitarian issues and diversifying and strengthening Russia’s economic partnership with the African continent.
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