MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow with his Nigerian counterpart Yusuf Tuggar who is paying a working visit to the Russian capital from March 5 to 7.

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing earlier that it is planned that the two officials will review a wide range of pressing issues of the Russian-Nigerian relations and discuss the possible ways of bolstering bilateral interaction, including activating political dialogue and expanding trade, economic and humanitarian ties.

Moscow expects Tuggar’s visit to facilitate an increase in mutually beneficial cooperation between Moscow and Abuja in various areas, the Russian foreign ministry stressed.

The sides will also exchange detailed opinions on the international and regional agenda with an emphasis on settling crisis situations on the African continent and especially in the Sahara-Sahel region, the ministry said. Lavrov stressed earlier that Russia was ready to continue providing help to countries in the Sahara-Sahel zone for handling the existing regional issues.

Moreover, Moscow together with African countries is developing the possibility of holding a meeting of heads of foreign ministries in the Russia-Africa format this fall. The issue of the upcoming third Russia-Africa summit that is to take place in one of African countries in 2026, will most probably be discussed at the meeting on Wednesday.