🇷🇺🇧🇮 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi Edouard Bizimana hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum.

📍 Cairo, December 19

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🎙 Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during talks with Edouard Bizimana

💬 Sergey Lavrov: I am pleased to see you again. We met previously in New York, which provided a valuable opportunity for an exchange of views.

I welcome the participation of our two countries in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.

On the sidelines of this multilateral event, bilateral meetings offer an important chance to compare notes, and I appreciate this opportunity.

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