BAMAKO /Mali/, February 7. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding talks with Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

"Talks in Bamako," the diplomat said on Telegram in a post accompanied with photos of Lavrov and his Malian counterpart.

Lavrov is also set to meet Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita.