BAMAKO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a two-day visit to Mali this week, the Malian foreign ministry said on Sunday (Feb 5), describing the visit as a reflection of a shared wish to strengthen defence and security ties. Lavrov will arrive in Bamako on Monday. It is the first time a Russia
BAMAKO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a two-day visit to Mali this week, the Malian foreign ministry said on Sunday , describing the visit as a reflection of a shared wish to strengthen defence and security ties.
Since coming to power in a 2020 coup, Mali's ruling military government has turned to Moscow even as it sparred with neighbours and Western nations over election delays and its decision to work with Russian mercenaries to combat an Islamist insurgency. Lavrov's visit shows"the firm will of the Malian and Russian heads of state to give new impetus to the relations of friendship and bilateral cooperation ... in priority areas, in particular defence and security," the ministry said.
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Mali that Moscow was committed to strengthening cooperation to help root out the militants. It has also promised shipments of fuel, fertiliser and food worth around US$100 million.
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