Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during his visit to the AU Headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, has met and held talks with Chairperson of the AU Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

The two officials have discussed issues of mutual interest, aiming to strengthen the AU-Russia partnership and expand and deepen the cooperation.

They have also signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen overall cooperation and mutual interest.

Lavrov and Dlamini-Zuma told the press after their meeting that they have held fruitful discussion focusing on different areas.

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