Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began his African tour with a visit to Ethiopia on Tuesday, where he met with Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union Commission.

The bilateral agenda has expanded since the previous visit of the Russian Foreign Minister in 2022 with Ethiopia becoming a full-fledged member of the BRICS group of nations

According to the Russian foreign minister, the agenda of the summit will center on pressing issues of material cooperation between Russia and the African Union