Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov . File photoMOSCOW, June 4 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Benin Foreign Minister Aurélien Agbenonsi have expressed their readiness to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. 
Africa needs to develop cooperation with Russia, ex-ambassador of Benin said» V. Lavrov highly appreciated the level of traditionally friendly Russian-Benin relations, which are based on the principles of mutual respect, closeness of approaches to topical issues of the international and regional agenda. continent,» the message says. It is noted that Agbenonsi, for its part They confirmed the intention of the Republic to expand mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia in various fields.
