MBABANE /Kingdom of Eswatini/, January 24. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Eswatini, according to a TASS reporter.

Russia’s top diplomat flew to Mbabane from South Africa where he started his African tour.

The Kingdom of Eswatini, officially renamed from Swaziland in 2018, is a constitutional monarchy with the current constitution in force since February 8, 2006. The country is a member of the British-led Commonwealth.

Eswatini with a population of 1,172,369 people (as of 2021) is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. It has had diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation since November 19, 1999.