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China Defense Minister to Visit Russia, Lavrov to Visit Latin America Countries in April

RUSSIA
  • Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will meet Russian military leaders and visit military institutes during a trip to Russia on April 16-19, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reports. The visit is at the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua in the second half of April to discuss cooperation, according to a statement published on the ministry’s website yesterday evening.
  • Lavrov will attend a foreign ministers meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Uzbekistan today. There are no major economic releases scheduled.

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