MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop are scheduled for February 28 in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS.

"[The talks] are planned," the ministry said.

The previous ministerial meeting took place on September 21, 2023 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. In February 2023, Lavrov paid a visit to Mali’s capital, Bamako.