Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia from the 23rd to the 26th of January, report Russian news agency Tass which quotes the minister's spokesperson Maria Zakharova. The same source revealed that Lavrov's meetings with representatives from the three North African countries, including foreign ministers, have already been planned. This visit is an opportunity for the Russian senior official to discuss bilateral relations and key regional and international issues with his North African counterparts. «Algiers, Rabat and Tunis are pursuing an active foreign policy and are making a significant contribution to multilateral efforts to find answers to new challenges and threats, including global ones. Better coordination with them fully corresponds to Russian interests», Zakharova said. In April 2018, the UN personal envoy for Western Sahara Horst Kohler held talks with the Russian Foreign Minister. He had secured Russia's support for his efforts to settle the territorial dispute.
