The meeting between Matvienko and Biash took place in Brazil.
The speaker of the Federation Council arrived there as a representative of Russia to participate in the inauguration of the president on January 1.
“Taking this opportunity, dear Mrs. Biash, I would like to remind you that you have an official invitation to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation in 2023.
We very much hope that you will take advantage of this invitation, ”RIA Novosti quotes her.
As previously reported in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the second Russia-Africa summit is scheduled for the summer of 2023.