Dar es Salaam, April 17 -- RUSSIA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with South Africas Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on Wednesday in Moscow. Following the meeting both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.

Lamola has arrived in the Russian capital to chair the South African delegation at the 18th session of the Mixed Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

According to a statement from Russias Foreign Ministry, the talks covered “a range of issues related to further strengthening traditionally friendly Russian-South African relations.”

“The ministers reaffirmed Moscow and Pretorias unwavering commitment to effectivel...