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Russian Acting FM Lavrov Holds Press Conference With His Sierra Leonean Counterpart Kabba

In late April, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's consular department, Aleksey Klimov, told Russian media that Moscow was working on the possibility of opening diplomatic missions in Sierra Leone, as well as other African countries such as South Sudan and Niger.
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Sputnik Africa goes live as Russian acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference in Moscow with his visiting counterpart from Sierra Leone, Timothy Kabba.
The press conference follows a meeting of the two top diplomats, where they discussed issues of ensuring security on the African continent, development of the region and bilateral cooperation.
The parties also exchanged views on conflict resolution in the African region, Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and other key international issues.