Lavrov praises highly South Africa’s constructive position on Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW, April 28 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “praised highly South Africa’s constructive position on current Ukrainian crisis and international efforts being take to de-escalate it and Russian partners’ understanding of specific approaches of the country,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday after a telephone conversation between Lavrov and South African Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane that took place on Sunday. The foreign ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral co-operation in different spheres in the spirit of strategic partnership between Russia and the Republic of South Africa, the Russian diplomatic agency added. Learn more on itar-tass.com