"On November 26, an official ceremony of transferring four Russian military transport helicopters Mi-171 to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Mali took place with the participation of the President of the Transition Period A. Goyta and Prime Minister Sh. Maigi," reads a message posted on the diplomatic mission's Facebook page ...
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accepted an invitation to visit Mali.
The dates of the visit will be agreed later.
He stated this after talks with Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop.