Lavrov's Latin American Tour
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to embark on an official visit to Latin America from April 17th to 21st. The countries that Lavrov is scheduled to visit include Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. During his visit, Lavrov will be engaging in an extensive program of meetings with senior executives and colleagues in the countries he visits, with the aim of strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and these nations in various fields like political, commercial, economic, educational, human, and cultural, among others.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that they plan to discuss issues of strengthening the international legal foundations of the modern world in line with the United Nations Charter during the negotiations. According to the statement, "For us, Latin America is the formation of a multipolar world in which Russia wants to maintain a dynamic dialogue and develop constructive cooperation that is not subject to any external coercion. It is a friendly region, one of the centers of."
This marks Lavrov’s first official trip to Latin America since 2020, before the Russia-Ukraine war began. The visit is a sign of Russia's interest in deepening its ties with the Latin American region, which is also home to various other Russian allies like Cuba and Venezuela.
The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that Lavrov's visit will help promote closer ties and provide an opportunity to explore new avenues of cooperation between Russia and its Latin American partners. While the visit is expected to focus on a range of issues, the strengthening of trade and investment cooperation is likely to be high on the agenda, especially given the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
