Lavrov stressed at the beginning of his meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Yousuf al-Sharif, in Moscow that as good friends, they want to cooperate with other external actors to help normalize the situation in that African nation, the Foreign Ministry’s official website informed.

“In this regard, I would appreciate your assessments of what is going on and your views on possible additional steps to promote an early peaceful settlement,” the head of Russian diplomacy added.

Lavrov stated that the talks in Moscow “provide a good opportunity to discuss other regional and international issues and, essential issues of bilateral cooperation, the full resumption of which, of course, depends on security conditions.”

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