Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Wednesday evening in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on a two-day official visit, as part of an African tour that he started from Mali and then Mauritania.
Lavrov was received at Khartoum airport by Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq, according to the Sudanese News Agency.
And the official agency stated that Lavrov will hold talks with his Sudanese counterpart during his visit, in which he will discuss bilateral issues aimed at promoting relations and strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
Lavrov is also expected to meet, during the visit, the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, today, Thursday, according to the Russian news agency Sputnik.
The Russian Foreign Minister arrived in Khartoum from the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, the second stop on his African tour, which he started from Mali.
Lavrov renewed in Mauritania on Wednesday the offer of support in the fight against militants, saying that he "respects Mauritania's policy of neutrality on all axes" regarding the war in Ukraine.
His Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk, referred to "the rules of international law," while he said that Mauritania "understands Russia's security concerns and believes that they must be taken into account, due to its important role in security and stability in Europe."
On Tuesday, the Russian minister promised in Mali - which Moscow became its most prominent partner after the military took over the reins of power - to help the countries of the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea in combating militants, and hinted at his country's desire to increase its presence on the continent.
The African tour comes within the framework of attempts to expand the Russian presence in Africa, where the strategic competition between the major powers is intensifying against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.