In the statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, it was stated that Lavrov will pay an official visit to Latin American countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, on April 17-21.
It was stated in the statement that Lavrov expects an intense program of meetings with senior executives and colleagues in the countries he will visit, and it is aimed to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and these countries in political, commercial, economic, educational, human, cultural and other fields. .
In the statement, “We plan to put the issues of strengthening the international legal foundations of the modern world, as required by the United Nations Charter, at the center of the negotiations. 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 statements were included.
Before the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian Minister Lavrov last paid an official visit to Latin American countries in 2020.