Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Sergei Viktorovich Lavrovis a Russian diplomat who has been foreign minister since 2004 and arrived in Kenya this morning.

Nairobi Lavrov is expected to hold a number of meetings in the country's political leadership. This is the first visit of the Russian foreign minister to Kenya since 2010.

Earlier this year, Lavrov made two tours of Africa. In January he visited the Republic of South Africa, Eswatini, Angola and Eritrea, and in March - Mali, Mauritania and Sudan.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that on June 1 and 2 in Cape Town, South Africa, Lavrov will participate in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

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