Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cairo at Start of African Tour DeutscheWelle: Egypt
Lavrov was also meeting the secretary general of the Arab League and addressing members of the organization during his one-day trip to Cairo. He is then due to travel to Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, countries which have recently seen strained relations with the West.. He visited Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Saudi Arabia, where he met with leaders of the Gulf countries, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.
. The fragile economies of countries in Africa and the Middle East have also suffered the most from the war due to skyrocketing oil prices and the food crisis.Ahead of his tour, Lavrov wrote an article stressing Russia's keenness on African states' interests. It was published in top newspapers in Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the DRC, as well as on the Russian foreign ministry's website.
In the opinion piece,, Lavrov denied that Russia was to blame for the worldwide food crisis. He said the crisis started when Western countries held on to food supplies during the pandemic and was exacerbated by Western sanctions on Russia. The Russian foreign minister also said his country"has not stained itself with the bloody crimes of colonialism" and has"sincerely supported Africans in their struggle for liberation from colonial oppression."Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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