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Lavrov to Hold Talks With Sahel Alliance Counterparts on Thursday

The meeting of foreign ministers in Moscow is an important step in establishing cooperative relations and a strategic, pragmatic, dynamic, and solidaristic partnership in areas of mutual interest. The negotiations, as clarified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mali, are taking place within the framework of an approved roadmap.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov will meet with his counterparts from the Alliance of Sahel States countries on Thursday.
The top diplomats from West Africa will visit Moscow for a two-day trip at the invitation of Lavrov to participate in the first round of AES-Russia consultations, according to the Malian Foreign Ministry.
"This meeting is part of a shared aspiration by the heads of state of the Confederation of Sahel States and the Russian Federation to expand their partnership and political dialogue to a confederal level and place them at the center of their diplomatic and defense agenda, in order to meet the profound aspirations of the CSS peoples," the ministry stated.
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AES Countries' FMs to Arrive in Moscow on Thursday for First Session of AES-Russia Consultations