Russian Overseas Minister is in Congo on Monday as a part of Russia's Africa allure offensive that additionally takes Sergei Lavrov to Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Lavrov arrived Sunday night in Oyo in northern Congo, some 400km north of the capital Brazzaville and a stronghold of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
Sassou Nguesszo and Lavrov will maintain face-to-face talks on Monday, and later journey on to Uganda and Ethiopia on his Africa tour, designed to shore up assist for Russia on the worldwide stage.
The overseas ministry in Moscow accused the US of making an attempt to influence leaders to not pose for footage with Lavrov, "in an effort to forestall Russia from utilizing this as proof that it isn't remoted", and posted various footage on social media of a smiling Lavrov being warmly greeted by the Congolese Overseas Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso at Oyo's Ollombo worldwide airport on Sunday evening.
Forward of the go to, Lavrov mentioned in an interview that Russia had "long-standing good relations with Africa because the days of the Soviet Union."
Lavrov lauded Russia's function in decolonising in Africa, saying "we supplied help to the nationwide liberation motion, after which to the restoration of impartial states, and the rise of their economies."
Africa tour started in Egypt
Monday's talks in Congo mark the second leg of Lavrov's tour of African allies.
On Sunday he was in Cairo the place he first held talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, then his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shukry. Lavrov additionally met with Arab League Secretary Common Ahmed Aboul Gheit, earlier than addressing the pan-Arab organisation, the Arab League mentioned.
In a joint information convention with Shukry, Lavrov mentioned he mentioned Russia’s “navy operation” in Ukraine with Egyptian officers who urged for “a political and diplomatic” settlement to the battle.
Lavrov laid the blame on Ukraine for the rupture of earlier peace talks.
“We wouldn't have any prejudices about resuming negotiations on a wider vary of points, however the matter doesn't rely upon us,” he mentioned. “Ukrainian authorities, from the president to his innumerable advisers, continually say that there shall be no negotiations till Ukraine defeats Russia on the battlefield.”
The Russian diplomat used his speech on the Arab League to press the Kremlin's narrative that the West pushed his nation to invade Ukraine and accused the West of ignoring Russia's safety issues stemming from NATO’s enlargement eastward.
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