Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited four Latin American countries, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua and Guatemala, on March 24-26. Lavrov's trip to Cuba came ahead of the 55th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba celebrated on May 8. What was on the agenda during Lavrov's Latin American tour - in this gallery by TASS.
Russian Foreign Minister's Latin American tour
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov visited four Latin American countries, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua and Guatemala, on March 24-26
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited four Latin American countries, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua and Guatemala, on March 24-26. Photo: Sergey Lavrov at a press conference at the Colombian Foreign Ministry after his meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Bogota
© EPA/MAURICIO DUENAS CASTANEDA Lavrov's trip to Cuba came ahead of the 55th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba celebrated on May 8. Photo: President of Cuba, Raul Castro meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov in Havana
© EPA/GRANMA/HANDOUT After talks with Sergey Lavrov, Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said about intention to develop energy cooperation with Russia. Photo: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov (left), Colombian Vice Minister of Foreign relations, Patti Londono (center), after a meeting with Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, in Bogota
© EPA/Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda Moscow and Bogota also discussed possibilities of increasing export of Colombian goods to Russia, according to Colombian Foreign Ministry. Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting in Bogota
© EPA/CESAR CARRION/PRESIDENCY OF COLOMBIA In Guatemala Russian Foreign Minister met with Guatemalan President Otto Perez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales to discuss prospects for expanding bilateral trade and cooperation in emergency response. Photo: Sergey Lavrov and Otto Peres Molina during a meeting at Presidential House in Guatemala City
© EPA/Esteban Biba Special focus was made on expansion of trade. Last year, bilateral trade amounted to 73.5 million US dollars. Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Guatemalan counterpart Carlos Morales agreed to reinforce bilateral links in politics, economy and cooperation fields
© EPA/ESTEBAN BIBA Apart from that, Russian foreign minister also took part in a meeting of foreign ministers of the Central American Integration System (SICA), an association of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador. Photo: Sergey Lavrov and Carlos Morales at a press conference after the meeting at Presidential House in Guatemala City
© EPA/Esteban Biba The last visit to Guatemala took place in 2010. Photo: Sergey Lavrov at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala
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